Shakira Croce is a poet living in Lynbrook, New York. Her poetry collection, Leave It Raw (Finishing Line Press, 2020), has received critical acclaim by New Books Network, Quill and Parchment, Ovunque Siamo, California State Poetry Society, Highland Park Poetry, Poetry Online Radio, and Mom Egg Review. Croce’s poetry has been published widely in literary magazines and journals, including the New Ohio Review, Pilgrimage Press, Shark Reef, Bards Annual, and Permafrost Magazine. She has been a Great Neck Plaza Poetry Contest Winner, a finalist in the Linda Flowers Poetry Award, and a semi-finalist in TulipTree Publishing’s Wild Women Contest. After graduating with a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MPA from Pace University, Shakira currently works as Director of Communications and Public Relations at Amida Care, New York’s largest Medicaid Special Needs Health Plan supporting underserved populations affected by HIV and the transgender community.
Gary Percesepe
Gary Percesepe is the author of eleven books, including Moratorium: Collected Stories, named by Kirkus Review one of the top 100 Indie books of 2022. He is Associate
