Michael West (Guest Host) is a local poet who co-hosted the poetry readings on the dock at Outerland. He has published several books of poems, the latest, When Stuff Is Not Enough.

Jill Jupen grew up in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and has lived on the island for 22 years. Her chapbook The Space Between was published by Plan B Press in 2019. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee. She will begin her fourth year as Martha’s Vineyard Poet Laureate in April.

Ron Slate is the editor and publisher of On the Seawall, an online literary and arts magazine. His third book of poems, Joy Ride, will be published in 2023 by Carnegie-Mellon University Press.

Sian Williams is a year-round islander for 32 years, an avid writer who has published a book of poetry and has two unpublished novels. She lives in the woods of West Tisbury.