Writer Bios

Jan Chronister lives near Maple, Wisconsin and teaches college writing. Her poem "Diamonds are Forever" received First Place in the WFOP Triad Contest, as well as Bemidji State University's Diane Glancy Award for Poetry.  Jan attended poetry workshops at Write-by-the-Lake in 2005 and 2007. She enjoys gardening and her two pre-school grandchildren.  (Back to Jan's page.)

CX Dillhunt is  the author of Things I’ve Never Told Anyone (University of Wisconsin, Parallel Press, 2007) and Girl Saints (Fireweed Press, 2004). He is co-author of Double Six (Endeavor Publishing, 1994) with his son Drew.  He co-edited the Wisconsin Poets' Calendar: 2006 and has been a second place winner and a runner-up in the Wisconsin Academy's poetry contest. Dillhunt's poems have also appeared in many magazines, journals, and on-line,  including Asylum Arts,  Exquisite Corpse, Cream City Review, Hummingbird: Magazine of the Short Poem, Calliope, Spoon River Quarterly, Assembling, Wisconsin Academy Review, and Wisconsin People and Ideas.  His poetry is part of the art exhibit "Haiku: Double Vision" currently on display at the Overture Center in Madison (October 18, 2006 - January 1, 2009).

Catherine Jagoe was born in Britain and moved to the United States in 1986.  She works as a Spanish translator and interpreter in Madison, Wisconsin.  Her translations include the Amnesty International award-winning Argentine novel My Name Is Light (2003).  Her poetry chapbook Casting Off was published by Parallel Press in 2007 and poems from that collection have been featured by Garrison Keillor on "The Writer's Almanac" and on the Poetry Daily website.(Back to Catherine's page.)

Daniel Kunene is a Professor Emeritus from the University of Wisconsin where he taught for 33 years before retiring in 2003.  Prior to that he taught at the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and then the University of California-Los Angeles as an exile from South Africa. He has been writing and reading poetry for over thirty years. In the last few years he read at the annual Fighting Bob Fest at the Sauk County Fair Grounds, organized by Ed Garvey. He also read at the Barrymore Theatre on September 5, 2008 as part of Phil Donahue’s introduction of his documentary film “The Body of War.”  Daniel hosts “Radio Literature” on WORT' where he alternates with other members of a collective. He has, from time to time, organized poetry reading groups, the last one of which was the Potluck Poets.   His two books of poetry, Pirates Have Become Our Kings (East African Publishing House, Nairobi) and A Seed Must Seem To Die (Ravan Press, Johannesburg) are out of print. (Back to Daniel's page)

Richard Merelman was born and raised in Washington, D. C.  He taught political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1969-2001, with time off for good behavior.  He published books and articles on culture and politics, political psychology, and race and ethnic politics. Since 2001, he has written poetry, which keeps him out of trouble.  (Back to Richard's page.)

 
Eve Robillard has two poetry chapbooks:  everything happens twice (Fireweed Press, 2002) and when gertrude married alice (Parallel Press, 2004).  Her poetry has appeared in Montserrat Review; Madison Review; Wisconsin Poets at the Elvehjem;Sheepshead Review; A Room of One's Own Anthology; Wisconsin Academy Review;The Wisconsin Poets Calendar and other publications.  Eve writes for both children and adults; her role models are E. B. White & Nancy Willard. (Back to Eve's page.)

Jeanie Tomasko is a native Madisonian who lives in Middleton with her husband, kids and cats.  She is currently working on a manuscript of ekphrastic poetry and has poems forthcoming in various journals. She likes to walk in the woods, camp, fish and birdwatch. Her favorite poets are local friends who read at Avol's, Mary Oliver and any and all writers of Haiku. (Back to Jeanie's page.)

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