Bobby Miller & Sam Linder

My name is Sam Linder and I am tall, lanky sonuvagun who spends most of his life moving. When I'm not moving, I am probably asleep. I loves good food, good storytellers, new combinations of words, old trees, intense music, and beautiful people. I often do my best to combine these interests. Graduated from the University of Minnesota class of '12 with a B.S. in Geography, a degree which I might actually use. I think geography is wonderful because it allows you to study anything you want to–everything happens in a place. At the same time I don't want to pursue a career in G.I.S. because I generally feels most alive while teaching, be it in a classroom or a canoe, and I hope to spend my life helping bring more old trees and beautiful people into the world through education rather than digital maps. Selfish jerk. My great dream in life is to help more people find beauty in the places they live and travel-I believe that a love of place leads to a joyful life. Hopefully the things I write will help that happen in some tiny way.

My name is Robert Miller, but you can call me Bobby. I am a senior at St. Olaf College and will be graduating spring of 2013 with bachelor degrees in both English and American Studies. My work at Olaf has focused on cultural studies, creative writing, as well as American history and literature. I happily made my debut as a published poet this spring semester with pieces in The Quarry Literary Magazine and Tupelo Press's "Million Line Poem" project. I also had the honor of winning the St. Olaf English Department's Paulson Prize in the category of poetry. For me, poetry and writing (and a great deal of other things I suppose) are a means to both learn about and reflect on an experience and place. Ultimately, I hope that my work can lead individuals to become more reflective, aware, and intentional about their own lives and the places they spend them in. I spend my summers at Camp Manito-wish YMCA leading wilderness trips and developing leadership skills with young people. In addition to my literary and academic endeavors I work at the rock-climbing wall on campus, find interest in politics, work with non-profits, go outside often, and play jazz bass.