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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Barbara Williamson-Wood is a Native American living at the present living in a small town in
Central Florida. She has been writing poems and short stories over the past thirty years.
Many of her poems have been printed in various Anthologies over the years. She became Poet of the Year in 1984 and 1993.
Her work has even made it to Washington D.C. addressed personally to three presidents as a gift for their inauguration into the office of the Presidency of the United States.
The Former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush and President George W. Bush , son of the former President.
In appreciation she has received letters from all three Presidents, which is proudly displayed on her wall.
Her work comes from life experiences and observing the ever changing world around
her. She is a spiritual person, believing in the brotherhood of all mankind. "We are the caretakers of the earth," she says and it is our responsibility to put aside the need for
violence and enjoy the unity between man, mankind and the world around us.
To her the greatest poem on earth is life itself. If, through her writings she reach out to the world and let them feel and see the emotions of her writings, then as Barbara says,' I
WILL HAVE LIVED MY LIFE AS A TRUE POET..'
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