Shirley Anderson IlckenMs. Shirley began her journey as a poet in the late 60s and has been writing continuously since then.After raising a family and her retirement from California State University, Los Angeles she received encouragement and a little pushing from both of er daughters and close friends to now do something with all the poetry she has written. Ms. Shirley decided to take the plunge and commit herself to a journey of compiling her poetry into a book that others can read, relate to and enjoy. Read More Read Less