I self-published my first poetry collection at age 9 (and still have the copy). Writing has been a constant in my life, and after deciding to become an English teacher, I developed creative writing classes at every school where I taught throughout my four-decade career.

Recently, my family and I moved to Tennessee from Colorado, where I was actively involved in the literary community. I served on the board of Poetry West, the Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Committee, and worked with the Pikes Peak Arts Council, which awarded me a grant for my efforts in promoting poetry in Colorado schools. I am also listed on the Colorado Poets website. This fall, my first chapbook, Garden Clippings, will be published by Finishing Line Press. If you are interested, a pre-order form will soon be found here!

I earned my M.Ed. with Distinction from the University of Sheffield, UK. In addition to poetry, I have published articles on bilingualism, biculturalism, and acculturation, drawing from my 25 years of experience living and teaching English in Europe. In 2008, I was selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities to participate in a seminar at Amherst College on Emily Dickinson. The museum later published my lesson plans on Dickinson and invited me to represent the Emily Dickinson Museum at the 2013 National Council for Teachers of English convention.

My poems have been published online at Languageandculture.net, Persimmon Tree, The Ekphrastic Review, and The Paddock Review; in nine anthologies; and in magazines such as Mom Writers Literary Magazine, Critique, and The Tennessee Magazine.

I am available for student writing workshops, professional development in-service programs, poetry readings, and other literary events! If interested, please reach out on my Get in Touch page.