Family and Friends

<p>This book’s author said she never planned to publish another book of poetry but as time went by her prolific writing began to accumulate. “It's almost an obsession” she laughs.</p><p>“It often takes only one word to start the process.” Even the librarians at her local library have challenged her; they came up with two weird disassociated words for her to include in a poem. And the next day Gretchen returned with the completed poem.</p>