Suzanne DraciusAuthor and playwright Suzanne Dracius was born in Fort- de-France, Martinique, and grew up in Sceaux, a suburb of Paris. She later returned to Martinique as a professor of classical literature. In 2009, her book of poetry Exquise déréliction métise won the Prix Fètkann and in 2010 she received the Prix de la Société des Poètes Français for her body of work. She lives in Paris.

Nancy Naomi Carlson has won grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland Arts Council, and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County. She is the author of three poetry collections, as well as the critically acclaimed Stone Lyre: Poems of René Char. She is translation editor for Blue Lyra Review, and her work has appeared in Poetry, Prairie Schooner, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Read More Read Less