Michael B. Carroll Jr. is a graduate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Professional Studies (Health Science / Psychology dual minor). He is a native of Philadelphia, PA and has published creative work in The Esthetic Apostle Literary Magazine.

Dr. Mbarek Sryfi is lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, scholar, poet, and translator. His translations and article have appeared in CELAAN Review, Metamorphoses, World Literature Today, Banipal, Translation Review, and the Journal of North African Studies.

–Larry Robin, Host, Open Reading Follows