Valanee EriksenValanee Eriksen grew up and raised her children in eastern Washington. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, and in1991, received her MFA in creative writing, poetry from Eastern Wahington University in Cheney Washington. Her adult poetry has appeared in literary magazines and her children's poetry in The Friend. She is a former kindergarten teacher and a retired professor of English composition. She lives in Sarasota, Florida. Read More Read Less