Steve Malkin. Born in Brooklyn, Steve Malkin was profoundly affected by his once-orthodox Russian immigrant father’s experience living through the Russian revolution. Mr. Malkin is a poet, writer, and master carpenter living and working from his guest ranch in Oracle, Arizona. He has performed his poetry in Leningrad; Paris; Cuernavaca Mexico; and cities across the American Southwest. His ranch, The Historic C.O.D., plays host to visiting writers and guests looking to use the grounds as a creative retreat.

Tina Huerta. Published poet, Tina, a.k.a Sureal, has awards and honors in both poetry and playwriting. A Media Arts graduate of the University of Arizona, she is primarily an award-winning filmmaker as a Working and Creative Producer, UPM / AD, Script Analyst, and Non-linear Editor, and freakishly good Tarot Reader. “I spent a year solely supporting myself as an art model. It afforded me the luxury of listening to art lectures while simultaneously writing poetry and hopefully inspiring visual artists. We are multifaceted fellows.

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Dietrech Pessin is a professional astrologer with over thirty years of experience teaching, lecturing and consulting to an international audience. Her weekly astrology reports can be found online and, since 1995, she has been featured on a weekly Boston area radio channel (90.3 FM WZBC)

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