A Story of the World Before the Fence

These poems are an intimate portrait of a life set against the sweeping history of human exile and belonging, from ancient Persia to contemporary America, from the Indian coastline to the rivers and forests of Washington DC.Poems in A Story of the World Before the Fence have received an International Publication Award from the Atlanta Review; a Readers' Choice Award from District Lit; twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize; Finalist, 18th Annual Arts and Letters Rumi Prize for Poetry; Semi-Finalist for the Black River Chapbook Competition, (Black Lawrence Press); honorable mention in Women of Resilience Chapbook Contest, Southern Collective.