Gratitude to the following mentors, friends and cohorts who helped in so many ways with the creation of these poems. Linda Bierds, Sharon Bryan, Kevin Clark, Stephen Corey, Danika Dinsmore, Casey Fuller, Lola Haskins, Christine Hemp, Judith Kitchen, Erin Coughlin Hollowell, Jill McCabe Johnson, Jill McGrath, Dorianne Laux, Linda Malnack, Gerry McFarland, Lia Purpura, Sherry Reniker, Stan Rubin, Sheryl Sirotnik, Nancy Weeks and the Rainier Writers Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University.