Jeffrey Essmann / Editor
Jeffrey is an essayist and poet living in New York. His poetry has appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals, among them Dappled Things, the St. Austin Review, Amethyst Review, Pensive Journal, Forma Journal, and The Society of Classical Poets. He is a certified catechist with the Archdiocese of New York, and a Benedictine oblate of St. Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, NJ. Jeffrey is editor of The Catholic Poetry Room.
Tim Bete, OCDS / Editor Emeritus
Tim was the founding editor of the Catholic Poetry Room. He recently published his third poetry collection, Translation of Wonder, following The Raw Stillness of Heaven and Wanderings of an Ordinary Pilgrim. His poetry has also been published in Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry, Mount Carmel magazine, Apostolate of the Little Flower magazine, and by the Semi-Province of St. Thérèse of the Discalced Carmelite Friars.
Tim is a member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, where he has served as a Formator, on Council, and as President. He has been a speaker on the topic of poetry and its role in faith on the Carmelite Conversations Podcast, the Catholic Imagination Conference, and in news stories published by the Catholic News Agency.