Gail Moran SlaterGail Moran Slater is one of five generations of her family born in Boston, MA, the result of a diaspora created by the Great Hunger of 1847 in Ireland. She grew up in Boston, attending public and private schools, and trained to be a teacher at BostonState College, now known as the University of Massachusetts/Boston. She earned a Master's degree in English Education from Boston University. After a career in education, she worked in business until 2009 (at Idearc, formerly Verizon Yellow Pages), then returned to the classroom as a Teacher of ESL to adults. She lives south of Boston in a beautiful New England town, Hingham, MA. a place mad for poetry. She has a wonderful daughter and two amazing college-age grandchildren. Read More Read Less