This is Barbara Elizabeth Mercer's first book of Poetry. Barbara Elizabeth Mercer, CPA, poet/painter. was born in Galt, Ontario, Canada. Her subsequent studies took her to New York and San Francisco, California, then back to Toronto, where she worked with the educational TV Ontario, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Canadian Opera Company, the National Ballet of Canada, and other theatre groups. Although her main focus has been painting, she has been writing poetry for many years. As a member of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, she made her performing / poetical debut in 2004., and as member of the Canadian Poetry Association, was published in the 2005, 20th Anniversary publication, Poemata. Mercer's publications include three Cyberwit Anthologies, The 2004 Taj Mahal Review, plus three US Anthologies. Mercer's paintings are included in the permanent collections of The University of Toronto Art Centre, Imperial Oil, The Robert Mc Laughlin Gallery, as well as many international private collections. |