Sharon HashimotoSharon Hashimoto's first book of poetry, The Crane Wife (co-winner of the 2003 Nicholas Roerich Prize and published by Story Line Press), has recently been reprinted by Red Hen Press. Her work has appeared in American Fiction, The Americn Scholar, Barrow Street, Louisiana Literature, North American Review, Poetry, Prairie Schooner, River Styx, Shenandoah, and other publications. She is a recipient of a NEA fellowship in poetry. Recently retired from Highline College after twenty- nine years of teaching, she writes poetry and short stories, and is currently at work on a novel. Read More Read Less