My advanced degrees have been earned raising children, painting and tending my garden. The earth teaches me poetry when I reach my hands into her warm body to plant seeds. Rainbringing is my career. My credentials are ripe apricots and grandchildren.

Every day is my classroom, any who want lilies, my students.

My two previous books of poetry are, For Beauty Way (1990) and 1000 Stone Buddhas (1993) both published by Inked Wingbeat.

My most recent poetry work is Rainbringer (2004) and The New Sun

Poems are instruments I use to peel meaning down to her resplendant core. Proceeding gently, I shake with respect, a raindrop holding sun.