These are the Ham Kicker contributors and their contributions.
Alex Floor. Alex is a network engineer by day (working on cool projects) and a musician and father by later in the day. He has some music that you can check out.
Ham Kicker contributions:
Thoughts (I)
Trapped Inside
They Went Their Ways
TJ Kearney Thomas Kearney still doesn’t think of himself as a California poet, but anyway, most of his poems can be found here.
Ham Kicker contributions:
They Went Their Ways
Laurel Nakanishi. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Laurel Nakanishi received her M.F.A. from the University of Montana. She is the recipient of the Richard Hugo memorial scholarship, the Wrolstad travel award and a Fulbright scholarship to Nicaragua. She is the author of the chapbook, Manoa Makai, and her poems have appeared in The Black Warrior Review, Bayou Magazine, and The Yemassee Review. She currently studies non-fiction at Florida International University.
Ham Kicker contribution:
A Greening
Kathleen Kirk. Kathleen is the poetry editor for Escape Into Life. Her poems appear in print and online in a variety of journals, including Blood Lotus, blossombones, Confrontation, Poems & Plays, and Poetry East. She is the author of four poetry chapbooks, most recently Nocturnes (Hyacinth Girl Press). She blogs at Wait! I Have a Blog?!
Ham Kicker contributions:
Black Friday
I woke in grief and beauty
Heartbreak: Purple, Yellow
Ben Grigg. Ben is a Rockford, IL transplant living in Chicago. He will talk to you about airplanes if you want to talk about airplanes. Also, he plays in the Chicago band Geronimo!
Ham Kicker contributions:
Black Friday
Antheraea Polyphemus
Hell And Higher Water – Revised
Hell And Higher Water
Immortality
Suzy Erin. Suzy Erin is an Ohio native living in Chicago. Sometimes she writes things.
Ham Kicker contributions:
Black Friday
Antheraea Polyphemus
The Progress Project
Charmi Keranen. Charmi is the author of the poetry chap The Afterlife is a Dry County (Big Wonderful Press, 2011.) Her poetry has appeared in Passages North, The Salt River Review, JMWW, Stirring, blossombones, elimae, The Dirty Napkin, Ouroboros Review, Sugar House Review, Inter|rupture, Grasslimb Journal and Hot Metal Bridge. She and her husband live in Northern Indiana, where she works as a freelance writer and proofreader of court transcripts. She digs nature and wild things and is attempting to save the planet by raising honey bees.
Ham Kicker contribution:
Deer-Dusk Of An Evening
Cynthia Spencer. Cynthia Spencer is trying not to settle in Milwaukee, WI, and finding it difficult. She runs the monthly reading series Cloudburst, and her chapbook, “in what sequence will my parts exit” is available on Plumberries Press.
Ham Kicker contribution:
In The End
Alicia Hilton. Alicia is an author, law school professor, attorney, former FBI Special Agent and former fine art consultant. She is taking time off from teaching to write poetry, a collection of essays, and a novel. Read more about her and her work at www.aliciahilton.com.
Ham Kicker contributions:
Antheraea Polyphemus
Resurrection
The Beast
Barber Green.
Ham Kicker contribution:
The Progress Project
Jake Anderson. Jake is a Chicago musician. His band, Deserters, released their first EP in fall of 2011.
Ham Kicker contribution:
The Beast
Robert McDonald. Robert McDonald lives on the north side of Chicago. He works at an independent bookstore, reads an awful lot, and blogs at livesofthespiders.blogspot.com. His poetry has appeared recently in Pank, La Petite Zine, Phantom Kangaroo, and Escape Into Life, among others. He’s noticed a lot more rabbits around, recently. Here’s a nice interview with Robert.
Ham Kicker contribution:
Does the Pope Wear Prada
Nat Kundanis-Grow. Nat is a native of the Kishwaukee region in northern Illinois but now calls Philadelphia home. Musically speaking, he is currently one half of Mudslide and Ooh Girl!. You can reach him at: nkundanis@gmail.com.
Ham Kicker contributions:
Truth And Honesty
Prologue
Kate Russell
Ham Kicker contribution:
Thoughts (I)
Beatrice Kaskowitz
Ham Kicker contributions:
Thoughts (I)
Prologue
Immortality
Anna Kladzyk. Anna is a student of Engineering in Chicago. She is passionate about poetry, music, and dancing on the sly.
Ham Kicker contribution:
Some Summers Ago
Kara Eubanks
Ham Kicker contributions:
Hell And Higher Water – Revised
For The Twins – Revised
Kevin Crispin
Ham Kicker contributions:
By Their Own Hands
Same
Michael Salinas
Ham Kicker contributions:
For The Twins – Revised
For The Twins
Lisa E. Baldwin
Ham Kicker contribution:
The Arc Of Memory
Joe Robinson. Joe lives in Chicago. He founded Ham Kicker and he would love to hear from you: joe.robinson@hamkicker.com.
Ham Kicker contributions:
A Greening
I woke in grief and beauty
Deer-Dusk Of An Evening
Heartbreak: Purple, Yellow
In The End
Does the Pope Wear Prada
Resurrection
Truth And Honesty
Some Summers Ago
By Their Own Hands
Hell And Higher Water – Revised
For The Twins – Revised
For The Twins
Hell And Higher Water
The Arc Of Memory
Same