Ann SheilsIt is not surprising that Ann Sheils chose a gardening theme for her recent chapbook, In the Perennial Garden. She has spent the last 41 years caring for land alongside her much loved Vernon River in Savannah. Few flowers have her attention. Instead he writes of snakes, storms, killing raccoons-and emblematic gardening failures. Ann's family has been native to Savannah since its founding, though she has become a part time resident of Telluride, Colorado, where she finds inspiration from wilderness and mountains. Ann is a graduate of Duke University, a former teacher and current realtor. She has been married for 41 years, and has three adult children. Some poems resonate with words from The Book of Common Prayer, and from her experience at St. Johns' Parish Church for 35 years. She has published poems and short stories in many periodicals, including The Anglican Theological Review, Dappled Things, The Wayfarer, Gray's Sporting Journal, Time of Singing, TJM Journal, The Aurorean, and others. Ann has participated in writers' conferences at Sewanee, Aspen, and Ossabaw Island. Read More Read Less