John Laue, teacher/counselor, a former editor of Transfer, San Francisco Review, and Monterey Poetry Review has won awards for his writing beginning with the Ina Coolbrith Poetry Prize at The University of California. With five published books, and a sixth come out this year, he presently coordinates the reading series of The Monterey Bay Poetry consortium. Also an accomplished photographer, Laue had two successful shows of his photos last year and has had many selected for special mention by international on-line galleries and magazines.