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I was born the youngest of three children in 1973 to a diverse heritage. My mother is Mexican-Hungarian and my father is full blooded Italian, so emotions ran high in my household. My parents divorced when I was four years old, and although I lived primarily with my father and two siblings in Yonkers, New York, I also spent much of my time in the Berkshires with my mother. I went to a small private Catholic high school for girls in Manhattan called Notre Dame, and it was there that I discovered my love of poetry. Writing became a way for me to express myself. I went on to Syracuse University in 1991 with the intentions of becoming a writer, but found my love of teaching instead. I became a special education teacher and settled in the Berkshires after college with my husband. My daughter, Emma, was born in 1999 and she is my everything. Since that time I have been divorced, and I had to learn how to truly survive on my own and take care of my little girl. It was a scary and extremely emotional time in my life, but it has helped me become the person I am today. Through it all I have turned to writing as my solace, and I am sure that will continue with each new experience. I have also had the good fortune to find my soul mate. Our road has not been an easy one, but we seem to complete and complement each other in a way I did not think possible. Many of my poems were written to him. Somehow, we have made it through the hard times, and after much hurt and healing we are getting married in December.