Anne Michaels (born 15 April 1958) is a Canadian poet and novelist.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Michaels attended Vaughan Road Academy and then later the University of Toronto, where she currently teaches. Her first book, The Weight of Oranges (1986), a volume of poetry, was awarded the Commonwealth Prize. She received the National Magazine Award, the Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry and a nomination for the Governor General's Award for her second collection, Miner's Pond (1991). Michaels is best known for her novel Fugitive Pieces which won the Orange Prize (one of the most prestigious prizes in English fiction for women), the Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the Trillium Book Award.

Marcia Falk is a poet, translator, and Judaic scholar. She is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including The Book of Blessings: New Jewish Prayers for Daily Life, the Sabbath, and the New Moon Festival; The Song of Songs: Love Lyrics from the Bible; The Spectacular Difference: Selected Poems of Zelda; With Teeth in the Earth: Selected Poems of Malka Heifetz Tussman; and two books of her own poetry, It Is July in Virginia and My Son Likes Weather. You can read excerpts from her books on this site.  Marcia is also a painter and life member of the Art Students League of New York. You are invited to view some of her artwork in the Art Gallery.

Marge Piercy (born March 31, 1936) is an American poet, novelist, and social activist.

Piercy was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a family deeply affected by the Great Depression. She was the first in her family to attend college, studying at the University of Michigan. Winning a Hopwood Award for Poetry and Fiction (1957) enabled her to finish college and spend some time in France, and her formal schooling ended with an M.A. from Northwestern University. Her first book of poems, Breaking Camp, was published in 1968.