Amy Gaeta is a Boston local who moved to Madison last year to study in the English PhD program at UW. She’s been writing poetry and reading way too much Frank O'Hara since high school. Her creative work overlaps with the themes of her scholarly interests. She deeply considers the potentials of contemporary art, miscommunication, and embodiment. In both poetry, art, and literature she poses and and attempts to answer this question: “Where do our messages go when the sender is unavailable?” In other words, how to treat meaning that occurs without intent and when we least expect it.

For over ten years Ron hosted poetry readings as well as an open mic at Avol's Bookstore in Madison. His poems have appeared both on-line and in print journals. His manuscript, "The Office of Uncomfortable Admissions," received an honorable mention in the Concrete Wolf Chapbook Contest. Ron serves on the board of The Council for Wisconsin Writers, and sells used and out-of-print books on-line under the name Avol's Books LLC. If you have questions about the open mic, call Ron at 608-255-4730, or email him at avols@chorus.net.