Denise Duhamel
Denise Duhamel’s most recent books of poetry are Second Story (Pittsburgh, 2021) and Scald (2017). Blowout (2013) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. A proponent of collaboration, she and Maureen Seaton have co-authored five collections, the most recent of which is CAPRICE (Collaborations: Collected, Uncollected, and New) (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2015). Her nonfiction publications include The Unrhymables: Collaborations in Prose (with Julie Marie Wade, Noctuary Press, 2019). A recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, she is a professor in the MFA program at Florida International University in Miami.
Diane Drubay
Diane Drubay is a visual artist who uses photographs and videos to create optimistic visions of possible futures, inspired by social science fiction literature, color psychology, and scientific discoveries. Her fascination with natural light and colors began in 2012 while waiting for the golden hour in Claude Monet's garden at Giverny. Her work includes projects such as “Odyssey,” a 23-minute video compiling impressions of rising and setting suns, and exploration of natural glitches and their impact on our vision of landscapes and the future. Her work has been exhibited in various galleries and festivals worldwide.
