Deborah Burnham has been at the University of Pennsylvania longer than some of the ivy. She has worked as an undergraduate advisor, directed the academic writing program, and is currently the Associate Undergraduate Chair of the English department. She has published two books of poetry, and has another in circulation. Candida Rodriguez was born in Brooklyn, N.Y, and was raised both in Cayey, Puerto Rico and Camden, New Jersey. She has found a home in the lyricism of poetry and is a happy member of Brigid’s Writers House in Camden. Jerry Morgan is a practicing pharmacist who grew up in rural Western Maryland. He has always enjoyed creating things and expressing himself through words, and uses his writing to explore connections between people and the day-to-day experiences that make up one’s life. Alina Macneal and Jennifer Hook Hosts, Open Reading follows