m. nourbeSe philip is a renowned poet, essayist, and playwright, and practiced law for seven years before becoming a writer. She received the 2020 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, as well as the 2021 Molson Prize, the Canada Council for the Arts’ lifetime achievement award, for her “invaluable contributions to literature.” Born in Tobago, she lives in Toronto.

Michael Nardone is a poet and editor based in Montréal. His recent works include: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Border Tuner | Sintonizador Fronterizo (2026), Convivialities: Dialogues on Poetics (2025), and Aural Poetics (2023).