POET INFO

DUANE LOCKE, Doctor of Philosophy, English Renaissance literature,
Professor Emeritus of the Humanities was Poet in Residence at the University
of Tampa for over 20 years. Has had (May 16, 2003) 4,777 poems published.
Over 2,000 were published in print magazines, such as American Poetry
Review, Nation, and Bitter Oleander. In September 1999, he became a 
cyber poet, added 2,777 poems published in E zines. Is the author of 14 
print books of poetry, and in 2002, added 3 E books, The Squids Dark Ink, 
From a Tiny Room, and The Death of Daphne.

He is also a painter, having many exhibition, his latest at the city art 
museum in Gainesville, Florida. Also, a photographer, now has over
164 photos in e zines. He does close-ups of trash tossed away in alleys.





COREY MESLER ownS Burke's Book Store, in
Memphis, Tennessee, one of the country's oldest (1875)
and best independent bookstores.  He has published
poetry and fiction in numerous journals including 
Pindeldyboz, Orchid, Black Dirt, Thema, Mars Hill
Review, Poet Lore and others.  He has also been a book
reviewer for The Memphis Commercial Appeal.  A short
story of his was chosen for the 2002 edition of New
Stories from the South: The Year's Best, edited by
Shannon Ravenel, published by Algonquin Books.  His
first novel, Talk: A Novel in Dialogue, appeared in
2002. A poetry chapbook, Chin-Chin in Eden, is just
out from Still Waters Press. He also believes that
basketball, when played well, is a poem.  When played
poorly it is still a nice chunk of prose.