| Austin Straus |
 Austin Straus is a poet and visual artist. He was host and producer of The Poetry Connexion on Pacifica Radio (1981-1996). He has worked for human rights with Amnesty International and other groups. He has taught English, art, and philosophy, and has conducted poetry workshops.
The author also creates paintings, collages and prints, but his specialty is unique artists’ books (in public and private collections including Mills College and the Athenaeum). His poetry books from Red Hen Press include Drunk with Light (2002) and Intensifications (2010). Strauss has been married to poet and writer Wanda Coleman for 30 years
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| Zohreh Ghahremani |
 Zohreh Ghahremani (Zoe) is an Iranian-American whose book, Sky of Red Poppies, was released October 2010. It focuses on an unusual friendship between two young women coming of age in a politically divided 1960's Iran under rule of the Shah. Her first book, The Commiserator, was published in 2000 in her native language, Persian. Over two hundred of her essays and vignettes – both in English and Persian - have appeared in several magazines and bloggers. Gharemani has written three novels, including The Moon Daughter, which is a finalist in San Diego Book Awards. A charter member of San Diego Writers’ Ink, Zoe is also on its board and has organized the Great Book Exchange. She is a member of IAWA, and has previously served on the board of the San Diego Book Awards. The author has made the U.S. her permanent home over the past four decades. Following twenty-five years of teaching at Northwestern University, as well as running her dental practice in the Chicago area, she retired in pursuit of her lifelong passion and became a writer. She lives in San Diego with her husband and close to their three children. When not writing, she enjoys painting and gardening. More info: http://www.zoeghahremani.com/blog1/?tag=zohreh-ghahremani |
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