Take Five is no ordinary poetry troupe. The women involved all have experience in performance, from stand-up comedy to
singing and dancing to performance poetry. They invest energy and fun into their readings, which range from the ridiculous to the serious.

Member Bios:

Mary Christine Delia is the author of The Skeleton Holding Up the Sky,
as well as two other collections. Her award-winning poetry has appeared in
numerous journals and anthologies. Most recently a Professor at Eastern Kentucky
University, she has also worked as a poet in the schools in rural
Oregon.

Carolyn Moore has two new award-winning chapbooks out this year - The
Flavors of Quarks and Blame and The Great Uncluttering.  A recovering
academic who taught for over twenty years at Humboldt State University,
Moore now works as a freelance writer and researcher. She also makes time
for fashioning performance masks from latex slip, paper
mache and words (i.e., persona poems). Her poetry has garnered ninety
honors and awards.

Laura D. Weeks is the author of Deaf Man
Talking and The Mad Woman. A long time professor of Russian and a
dedicated musician, she now works as a writer, translator, and founder
of a piano studio.  She is known for her literary translations as well
as her original poetry, both of which have appeared in numerous
journals. She is currently at work
on a collection exploring her half-Russian half-American heritage.