Karen MarkerKaren Marker is an Oakland- based writer who trained and worked as a school psychologist for thirty-five years before turning her full attention to writing poetry, essays and flash memoir. Her work explores themes of loss, trauma, and mental illness nd is informed by her belief that the creative arts and encounters with the natural world are paths to healing. Karen's poetry has been published in anthologies and journals including The MacGuffin, The Monterey Poetry Review, The Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Slant Poetry, Wingless Dreamer and Vistas and Byways Literary Review, where she has also served as an editor. It can also be found in the Kent State University May 4th Special Collections and Archives. She has won awards through the Keats Soul-Making Literary Competition and the Ina Coolbrith Circle. Read More Read Less