Intimacy of Water

Affiliation

• ¹ Joanne M. Clarkson has master's degrees in English and Library Science, and has taught and worked as a professional librarian. Her poems have been published in many international journals and anthologies. Her chapbook, Believing the Body (Gribble Press), was published in 2014. Her poetry collection, The Fates (Bright Hill Press, 2017), won Bright Hill Press' annual full-length poetry book competition. After caring for her mother through a long illness, Clarkson worked as an RN specializing in home health and hospice. She is now retired. "Intimacy of Water" © 2019 by Joanne M. Clarkson. Contact the author through her website: http://joanneclarkson.com.