Kimberley Linstruth-Beckom

I started writing poetry at age 9 and had my first poem published in 1982. Since then, I've published five books, two on poetry, two on fibromyalgia, and one book of humor focusing on the relationship between mothers and daughters in the early years.

Education/Experience: Berlin High School, college prep, Central Connecticut State University, English and Writitng

Interests: Indoor Gardening, Writing, Reading, Crocheting, Singing

Motto: "A word is dead when it is said, some say, I say it just begins to live that day." Emily Dickinson

Affiliations: Writers With Chronic Disease