Priscilla Wear EllsworthPriscilla Wear Ellsworth grew up on a farm outside Philadelphia. After receiving an M.A. in art history from Columbia University, she married, raised two children, and taught poetry workshops in New York City public schools. A grandmother of six, shespends many happy hours with family and a fifteen-year-old dog. She is a long-time member of Amnesty International, working for the release of prisoners of conscience around the world. Rutted Field of the Heart is her third poetry collection. Her poems have twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and have appeared in various journals including Cape Rock, Connecticut River Review, Whetstone, and Nimrod. She currently lives in Salisbury, Connecticut. Read More Read Less