Leah ShelledaLeah Shelleda is Professor Emerita of Humanities and Philosophy at the College of Marin. Her poems have appeared in many journals and anthologies. Her chapbook, A Flash of Angel, won the Blue Light Press prize, and Adorning the River won the Red Berr Press chapbook prize. Her book of poetry is entitled After the Jug Was Broken, and her anthology, The Book of Now: Poetry for the Rising Tide includes herself and six other women poets speaking to the current state of our world. Leah has been a weaver of wall hangings as well as words, an ardent gardener, life-long seeker, social activist, and a crone-in-training. She is happily embedded in a large family, including eight grandchildren and a great-nephew. Read More Read Less