Finally studying and writing poetry after all these years of writing from the other side of my brain,….. and proud of having come of age during the rebellious sixties, and proud also of becoming a feminist, a lawyer, a wife, mother, grand mother, gardener and elected member of the local water board. Mostly independently taught in the world of poetry - with the help of Kim Addonizio’s fabulous classes, and the exciting Truth and Beauty seminars. I’ve been on the Board of the Marin Poetry Center for several years, and in the spring of 2023 earned my MFA in poetry at St Mary’s College of California, where I, with gratitude and amazement, have been tutored by Brenda Hillman, Matthew Zapruder and Ada Limon. My Thesis “defense” with Brenda Hillman and Yona Harvey was just fabulous