Kim Ports ParsonsKim Ports Parsons grew up in the countryside near Baltimore and earned degrees from Goucher College, University of Maryland, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She taught students of all ages for decades, and worked in public and school libraries. Hr poems have been published in many journals and anthologies. Kim volunteers weekly for Cultivating Voices LIVE Poetry, an international, intersectional, intergenerational poetry community. She lives next to Shenandoah National Park, gardens, walks, and writes. The Mayapple Forest is her debut collection. Read More Read Less