Julian Francis Park, Lauren Levin, and Isabel Bezerra Balee

Julian Francis Park lives in Oakland and writes poems, narrative, literary criticism, and social theory. Through the Bay Area Public School Julian facilitates a writing workshop, “Writing with world stuff,” at the Omni Commons, where Julian also is on the Communications and Challenging Dominant Cultures working groups. Julian works reception in Causa Justa/Just Cause’s Tenants’ Rights Clinic. Tweets: @jfpark3; links: https://jfpark.tumblr.com/texts

Lauren Levin is the author of The Braid (Krupskaya) and Justice Piece/Transmission (forthcoming, Timeless, Infinite Light 2018). They are a Summer 2018 Columnist at Open Space, SFMoma’s arts and culture platform and from 2011-2014, co-edited the Poetic Labor Project. Lauren is from New Orleans and lives in Richmond, CA.

Isabel Bezerra Balée writes poems and works at a nonprofit in Berkeley. Previously, she has taught creative writing at Tulane University. Born and raised in New Orleans, with roots in Northern Brazil, she feels a deep connection to floodplains. Links and writings can be found at: ibalee.tumblr.com. Isabel lives in Oakland.