After having taught middle/high school English for 32 years, Marianne Peel is now nurturing her own creative spirit.  She spent three summers in Guizhou Province, teaching teachers in China. She received Fulbright-Hays Awards to Nepal and Turkey. Marianne’s poetry appears in Muddy River Review, Naugatuck River Review, Jelly Bucket Journal, among others. She has a collection of poetry coming out in Fall 2021 from Shadelandhouse Modern Press.