Robert Eugene Perry

Robert Eugene Perry is a native of Massachusetts and the author of six books. His most recent collection of poetry I Dreamt I Was Water was published by Metaphysical Fox Press in 2025. He is a Board Member of the Worcester County Poetry Association and was nominated for the Stanley Kunitz Medal in 2025.

His poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies & publications; he was a finalist in the 2023 Beals Prize for Poetry and his poem Heard Steet/ Hadwen Park in Winter was a winner in WCPA’s 2024 Poems in and out of Places. Perry has emceed the monthly Open Mic at Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster, MA (USA) since May 2017.

Tess Gordon is a rising poet from the Boston area, weaving personal experiences into emotionally rich storytelling. While pursuing a degree in Clinical Psychology, she finds solace and expression in creative writing, allowing poetry to serve as both an outlet and a bridge to her readers. Through her work, Tess invites audiences to connect deeply, reflecting on their own lives as they journey through her words. In early 2025, she released her debut chapbook, Midnight Brain, published by Metaphysical Fox Press, marking the beginning of an inspiring literary path she is eager to continue. In the same year, she shared her work at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival in Salem, MA, connecting with fellow poets in an intimate reading.

Tom Skarzynski has been writing for over half a century. His work has appeared in The
Springfield Journal, and several anthologies. He recently published his first novella,
Journey to Druidwood, and his first poetry book, Echoes of Reflections, is now available
through Metaphysical Fox Press.

Wayne-Daniel Berard, PhD, is an educator, poet, writer, shaman, sage, and proud Gryffindor. Wayne-Daniel is a Peace Chaplain, an interfaith clergy person. His latest published books include Poetry Mage and a YA novella, Kruul to Be Kynde with Metaphysical Fox Press. Wayne-Daniel lives in Mansfield, MA with his wife, The Lovely Christine, where he co-hosts with Sara Letourneau the monthly open mic and feature event Pour Me a Poem.

Laura DiCaronimo is a poet, optician and wife from North Central MA. She hosts and curates The Openest Mic open mic series and founded Riverfront Ripples, an environmental advocacy group whose area of focus is Riverfront Park in Fitchburg MA. She loves her ugly little dog (and her two cute cats!) and being outside. Winner For Trying, her first chapbook, was released by Metaphysical Fox Press in 2025.

Brian Mosher writes poetry and fiction from his home in Mansfield, MA. His work has
appeared in The Write Launch, Lily Poetry Review, Literary Underground, Nixes Mate,
Anomaly Poetry, eMerge, Esoterica, and others. His unpublished short story collection was
shortlisted for the Unleash Press 2025 Book Prize, and his short story “Fragments” was a
winner of the Nikki Hanna Literary Challenge. He has self-published 3 books, all available
through Amazon. Mosher’s most recent collection, “A Muster of Melodious Musings” (2025)
is published by Metaphysical Fox Press. His poetry chapbook “Relict” is slated for January
2026 release from Finishing Line Press.
His website is Phlubbermatic: (www.phlubbermatic.blogspot.com).

Kersten Christianson is a raven-watching, moon-gazing Alaskan and author of four poetry collections. Her most recent chapbook, Words from the Boreal, was published by Metaphysical Fox Press in 2025. She serves as Poetry Editor for the longtime quarterly journal, Alaska Women Speak.
Her poetry has appeared in many publications and anthologies. She has been a writer-in-residence at Alderworks Alaska Writers & Artists Retreat (Dyea), Storyknife Writers Retreat (Homer), and Jenni House Artist Residency in (Whitehorse, Yukon). She is also a 2024 recipient of the Lin Halterman Grant, awarded through the Alaska Writers Guild. This grant will go towards the purchase of a Little Free Library to contain the work of poets, especially that of northern poets. Since 2013, she has been a member of the regional writer’s group, Blue Canoe Writers.
Christianson’s latest collection, The Ordering of Stars is to be published by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions in 2025.

Phyllis North Natanek has lived all her long life in Illinois. She is the author of 3 books,
has edited numerous newsletters, and was on staff at ‘Moon Journal’, a quarterly
chapbook publication. Her poem “Gray Legions” won the Gwendolyn Brooks 2022 State
of Illinois Poetry Award.
Her first two books were “Hutch Klub Adventures” and “The Story of Galdor and
Cheska”, both for young readers.
Her new book is “Moments” published in 2025 by Metaphysical Fox Press. This book
includes photos of her paintings and pottery.
You can follow all of Phyllis’ art on her Facebook Page: LPC Studios.

MW Murphy is an award-winning author who writes both fiction & poetry. She has a piece in the anthology Gathered Light (Three O’Clock Press, 2013), and a short story in the anthology A Shadow Map (CCM, 2017). Her work has also appeared in two online poetry mags “Breadcrumbs Magazine” (2019), and “Yes Poetry” (2020, 2021), as well as in the “Connecticut Bards Anthology” (2023, 2024,2025) and “We Are Beat” anthologies (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024,2025), and the “CC&D Anthology” (2023, 2024). Metaphysical Fox Press published both her full length poetry book All Moments Exist In Every Moment and her collection of short stories I Never Tell My Mother & Other Stories in 2025.

Madlynn Haber was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Social Work and spent over four decades as a child and family therapist, supervisor, and teacher. She co-authored Madness, Chaos, and Violence: Therapy with Families at the Brink (Harper Collins, 1991). In 2017, she retired and began submitting poetry and creative nonfiction; Madlynn’s writing has been published in over fifty literary journals and anthologies. Her piece “Poems of the Dead” was a finalist for the 2022 Beals Prize for Poetry, and her essay “Fragments of My Father” was nominated for Best of the Net in 2024. Madlynn lives in a cohousing community in Northampton, Massachusetts. Seasons of Sorrow and Joy is her first poetry collection, released by Metaphysical Fox Press in 2025. Visit her website at www.madlynnwrites.com.

E.S.P. (Eric Petersen) struggles with depression, substance abuse, parental alienation, abandonment, and marriage ending in divorce — the author has had a lifetime of experiences. Add to that all he has witnessed working in human services for the past twenty-four years, and you can understand why E.S.P.’s poetry has served as both a coping mechanism and a passion for him.
His first poetry collection Brutal Rhymes for Brutal Times is a compilation of the author’s life-long love affair with writing. Many of these poems are about, or even written during, particularly brutal times in his life. He says: “Some of these poems are brutally sad. Some are brutally funny. Some are brutally honest. They are all brutal. Even if I write a bad poem, it won’t just be bad — it’ll be brutally bad.”
He released a second collection of poetry Memos from the Milieu with Metaphysical Fox Press is 2025.

Jean Ryan, a native Vermonter, lives in coastal Alabama. She is the author of six books. Her writing has appeared in many journals and anthologies. Her most recent collection of poetry, In This Vanishing Time, was published by Metaphysical Fox Press in 2025. Her debut collection of short stories, Survival Skills, was published by Ashland Creek Press and short-listed for a Lambda Literary Award. Lovers and Loners is her second story collection. She has also published a novel, Lost Sister, a book of nature essays, Strange Company, and a poetry collection, A Day Like This.

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