Ruth L. Schwartz is the author of four books of poems, each the winner of a national award; and the author of a memoir, Death in Reverse: A Love Story. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in the Utne Reader, The Sun, and numeros anthologies. Recipient of over a dozen national writing awards, including fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Astraea Foundation, Ruth is also a lifelong explorer of consciousness and healing.