Jane BealDR. JANE BEAL is a poet and academic. Jane was born, raised, and educated in northern California, where she received her PhD from UC Davis in English literature. She now teaches at the University of La Verne in southern California. Along with poetry,Jane writes fiction, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, and music. She is also a certified midwife. In addition to Song of the Selkie, Jane is the author of many other poetry collections, including Sanctuary, Rising: Poems for America, and Transfiguration: A Midwife's Birth Poems. She has also done several recording projects, Songs from the Secret Life, Love-Song, and, with her brother Andrew Beal, The Jazz Bird. Visit Jane at janebeal.wordpress.com. Read More Read Less