Reflections is a collection of poems, which the author has been writing at different stages of her emotional phase. Some of the poems sound overtly feminist. However, the author wants her voice to be heard across genders. Anybody who has struggled hard to survive and succeed, despite social labeling, taboos, and all kinds of personal and social hurdles, will definitely find her/his voice echoed and reechoed in most of these poems. Positive thinking, change, hope, faith, and forgiving are mostly the key tones running through the poems. All readers, irrespective of their nationality, ethnicity, or any kind of affiliation, will definitely find in these poems some lesson or experience either to share in flashback or look forward to. About the Author Dr. Annie K Koshi was born & brought up in Kerala, located at the South West tip of India. She came to the US in the late 60's as a young graduate student, after having received her 1st Master's Degree from Kerala University, India. She received her 2nd Master's Degree in a year's time from De Paul University, Chicago, and her 3rd Masters and Doctorate, from Columbia University, New York City. A few years ago, she retired from City College, City University of New York), as an English Professor & Director of Women's Studies Program. She has published in several scholarly journals nationally and internationally; is the author of Discoveries: Reading, Thinking, Writing, Henile & Heinle Publishers: has given several academic lectures and presentations nationally and internationally. Her poems have already appeared in scholarly journals, newsletters, and anthologies. One of her poems has won the Editor's Choice Award from the National Library of Poetry, Owings Mills, Maryland. Her bio has been published in several Who's Who publications, such as Who's Who in American Education, Marquis Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, International Who's Who of Professional &
About the Author: Annie K. Koshi came to the U.S. in the late 60's as a young graduate student, after having received her 1st Masters Degree from Kerala University, India. She received her 2nd Master's Degree from De Paul University, Chicago, and her 3rd Master's and Doctorate, from Columbia University, New York City. A few years ago, she retired from The City College, The City University of New York, as an English Professor and Director of Women's Studies Program. She has published in several scholarly journals and given several academic lectures and presentations nationally and internationally; is the author of Discoveries: Reading, Thinking, Writing, published by Heinle & Heinle, Boston. Some of her poems have already appeared in scholarly journals, newsletters, and anthologies. One of her poems has won the Editor's Choice Award from the National Library of Poetry, Maryland. Her bio has been published in several Who's Who publications, such as Who's Who in American Education, Marquis Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, International Who's Who of Professional & Business Women, The World Who's Who of Women, Who's Who in the World, and Two Thousand Notable American Women, American Biographical Institute. She has served in several key leadership positions in the Asian-Indian community in the United States and has been acknowledged with several awards.