Brooke Herter JamesBrooke Herter James won her first creative writing award in eighth grade and her second many decades later. In between, she followed a circuitous path that included college, graduate school, public health nursing, and raising a family. Eight years ag, she remembered that grade school story and decided to circle back to what she loves to do most. SPRING TOOK THE LONG WAY AROUND is her second collection of poems. She is also the author of the children's picture book WHY DID THE FARMER CROSS THE ROAD? She is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, a student in the Gotham Writers' Workshop, a graduate of the Yale Writers' Conference, and an enthusiastic member of the Woodstock Poetry Group. She lives in a very old house in Vermont with her husband, two donkeys, four chickens and a dog named Mack. (Actually, the donkeys and chickens live in the barn.) Read More Read Less