Redbeard Bullrider, a performance poet who has burst into the poetry scene, is recognized by his tophat, long dress coat, and entourage of fans who attend his readings. A dad and an organic dairy farmer who knows the beauty of cows, his work has a wry humor that catches the audience by surprise.

Priscilla Burlingham is a fine artist who has newly burrowed into the spoken word scene. Her poems are full of passion and beautiful imagery. She has begun a monthly open mic at the Moultonboro Public Library.

Deanna O’Shaughnessy is a snowbird, spending her winters in Key West and her summers at Joy Hill in Alton, NH. Wherever she is, she’s a beautiful minstrel. The past few summers she has organized poetry readings in Alton drawing on the community at large, and inviting cable tv to record the sessions. Her work recently appeared in Once Upon an Island: A Collection of New Key West Authors. Deanna’s work is highly imagistic and her delivery passionate.

Pat Frisella lives on a tree farm with her husband, two teenage children, and a menagerie of creatures large and small. While she had a few poems published in high school, she spent most of her writing time on essays, short stories and magazine articles until about 15 years ago when she returned to poetry. She says, "Poetry draws on my love of music and art, imagery and rhythm, and allows me to record what is going on in my head." Her work is influenced by her study of Spanish and French existentialist writers, early surrealist and abstract art, and the deep seated conviction that poetry can change and save us. President of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire, she recently won the Anthony Piccione Younger Poets Award and had a small chapbook published by smallspiralnotebook.