I am of mixed heritage - Abenaki/Cree/French Canadian and Irish; born in Washington DC, I now live in northern California Sierra foothills. My poems have appeared in Atlanta Review, Canary, Manzanita and Red Ink. Anthologies include I Was Indian, Sacramento: 100 Best Poems, and Nantucket. My latest collection is A Counterpane Without (Rattlesnake Press).