Biography
Well into adulthood and despite decades of fighting it, I am beginning to accept that I’m what I once thought I wanted to be: a relatively self-sufficient jane-of-many-trades. I’ve taught school, run rivers for a living, made and shoveled snow, lived in my truck and a tipi, built a straw bale home with my (late) husband and raised a lovely, thoughtful and creative human being. I’ve tried to fix my lawnmower.
Poetry has been my lifeblood since before I can remember. Sometimes, I can be found on stage with my dear poet friends Art Goodtimes and Daiva Chesonis as the Writes Mesa Gang and with other poets from the Western Slope.
I have two published books of poetry: Poetisattva (2000) and Teasing out the Divine (2012). I dabble in creative nonfiction and am deep in a fiction project. I write for local newspapers and magazines and am a creative and line editor who partners clients on their passion projects. And I’m in love. Life is good. Except for that lawnmower.
