Poet Laureate – Washington

Davyne Verstandig is a lecturer in English and Creative Writing at The University of Connecticut.  Her books include two books of poetry, Pieces of the Whole and Provisions. Her work also appears in the anthologies Sex and Sexuality in a Feminist World; Songs of the Marrow Bone; and Where Beach Meets Ocean.  She has performed at The Knitting Factory and Housing Works Cafè in New York City and throughout New England.  She gives writing workshops in poetry, fiction and memoir often at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center in Litchfield, Ct. and elsewhere. She is a Justice of the Peace and Poet Laureate of Washington, Ct. www.davyneverstandig.com