Born in New London, CT, April 11, 1956; grew up in Virginia and Trinidad, British West Indies. Studied at The Colorado College, Bread Loaf, B.A. in English from University of West Florida, Master of Library Information Studies from the University of Alabama. Taught English as a Second Language for 4 years on Okinawa, Japan. Friends call her The Resourceress. Lifelong rider who delights in working and schooling Andalusian and Lipizzanner horses. Formerly an academic department head, now proudly serving as Patient Medical Librarian for the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Alexandria. Yes, I truly do work for the Library at Alexandria.

Spikenard (Main Street Rag Press, 2005)

Times of Sorrow, Times of Grace (Backwaters Press, 2010), Poetry: An Introduction (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009), The Bedford Introduction to Literature (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009), Poetry: An Introduction (Bedford Books, 2003), Pushcart Prize Anthology (Pushcart Press, 2002)

Alligator Juniper, Florida Review, Georgia State University Review, Greensboro Review, Hunger Mountain, Leviathan, Nebraska Review, Nimrod, Panhandler, Potomac Review, Princemere, Rosebud, Shenandoah, Southern Poetry Review, Wind, Yankee Magazine