Linda TorenLinda Toren lives in the foothills of Calaveras County with her husband Theo, dogs, a cat, and many chickens. Linda is a retired teacher and currently director of Voices of Wisdom through Manzanita Writer's Press (MWP). She has presented poetry work-hops for children and adults-publishing schoolwide collections of poetry and art at local elementary schools for more than 15 years.Her poetry appears in the following collections Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode & Sierra (MWP 1995-2008), Wild Edges (MWP 2013) Wine, Cheese & Chocolate (MWP 2014), Voices of Wisdom (MWP 2018, 2019), Out of the Fire (MWP 2017), Teaching with Fire (Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach) by Sam M. Intrator & Megan Scribner, editors (2003), CollisionV: an Intersection of Poetry and Photography (2018).Linda produces a community radio program at KQBM Blue Mountain radio which streams live at KQBM.org. Archived shows can be found at archive.org. Search for Way with Words Linda Toren. It's a program dedicated to poetry, prose, nonfiction, literary news, lyrics and the celebration of thoughts and language. Read More Read Less