Barbara KrasnerBarbara Diane Krasner is an award-winning writer of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for adults and children. She holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and an MA in History from William Paterson University, where she teaches creative writng, composition, and history. History inspires her poetry, which has appeared in numerous journals, including Nimrod, Paterson Literary Review, Rust + Moth, Jewish Women's Literary Journal, and Blue Lyra Review. She is the author of Discovering Your Jewish Ancestors (Heritage Quest, 2001) and served as contributing editor to History Magazine and two genealogy magazines. She publishes the popular blog, The Whole Megillah Read More Read Less