by Tony Schanuel
Magnified & Abstracted
Melissa Joplin Higley is the author of First Father (Bottlecap Press, 2023). Her poems appear or are forthcoming in B_O_D_Y, Rise Up Review, Rogue Agent, Sleet Magazine, Whale Road Review, Writer’s Digest, and elsewhere. Melissa holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College, co-facilitates the Poetry Craft Collective, co-edits book reviews for MER, and serves as the 2024-2026 Town of Mamaroneck Author Laureate. Visit her online: melissajoplinhigley.com. Facebook: Melissa Joplin Higley Instagram: @mjhigleypoet Twitter: @melissajhigley.
Tony Schanuel is an award-winning photographer and visual artist who has fused a professional background in photography, digital technology, and painting and mark making to create fine art that transcends those mediums. His work has been featured in Digital Imaging Magazine, Computer Graphic Magazine, Wild Heart Journal, St. Louis Design Magazine, and is a featured artist in Cyber Palette and Extreme Graphics, two books showcasing digital artists and their work. He has exhibited at the Florence Biennale and his art is held in private and corporate collections including the Fine Arts Museum of Houston permanent photographic collection. http://www.schanuelphoto.com/.