Barbara SimmonsBarbara Simmons is a graduate of Wellesley College, and received an MA in the Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins, mentored by poet Elliot Coleman. A retired educator, teacher, and counselor, she savors the smaller parts of life and language, explorig words as ways to remember, envision, celebrate, mourn, and understand. Her publications have included Santa Clara Review, Hartskill Review, Boston Accent, NewVerse News, Soul-Lit, 300 Days of Sun, Capsule Stories, Isolation Edition, Capsule Stories, Autumn 2020, and Capsule Stories, Winter 2020, Writing it Real, and the Journal of Expressive Writing.

Simmons grew up in Boston and now resides in California-both coasts inform her poetry. Read More Read Less