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ANYA K. SILVER The Ninety-Third Name of God Anya Silver is an associate professor of English at Mercer University. Her first book of poetry, The Ninety-Third Name of God, was published by the Louisiana State University Press. She has published poetry in numerous literary magazines, including Image, Prairie Schooner, New Ohio Review, Witness, and The Christian Century. She lives with her husband and son in downtown Macon.

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MEKAEL SHANE Simeon Soul Poems by Mekael Mekael began writing and collecting his poetry in 1996 and has written five collections of poetry. Mekael’s work expresses his views on race, love, justice, spirituality, war and the human condition. Currently, Mekael is working on his memoir which will culminate with him standing at the top of Mt. Everest.

PHILIP LEE WILLIAMS The Flower Seeker Philip Lee Williams is the author of fifteen published works, including novels, essays and poetry. He is the winner of numerous literary awards, including the national Michael Shaara Prize for his 2004 novel, A Distant Flame. Williams was named a member of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame in 2010. His books published from Mercer University Press are Flower Seeker: An Epic Poem of William Bartram, In the Morning: Reflections from First Light (essays), The Campfire Boys (novel), and a collection of poetry, Elegies for the Water. Williams has been published by such presses as W. W. Norton, Random House, Grove Press, Ballantine, Dell, Viking/Penguin, and University of Georgia Press. Williams has written about the natural world most of his career and taught nature writing at the University of Georgia, from which he retired in March 2010.

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