I became a writer because I love the sound and texture of words (current favorite consonant sounds: Ls and hard Cs) and love to hear what happens when they bump up against each other. I was a poet for a long time (my first book is a collection of poetry called FROM THE BONES OUT) , and then, one day, unexpectedly, I found that I had a voice inside my head. As you might imagine, this was a bit alarming. However, in time, I discovered that the voice belonged to a character named Cornelia Brown, so I wrote a novel called LOVE WALKED IN about her and an eleven-year old girl named Clare. After that, I became addicted...
Shirley Kobliner
Shirley Kobliner, along with her husband Harold, spent more than half a century nurturing and teaching children in various settings. So to Speak is a reflection of their passion for education and their deeply held belief that the best and most lasting learning is accomplished when people are having fun. Shirley received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Queens College and was a chemistry teacher in a number of New York City high schools. She was a fierce advocate for students with disabilities and was one of the earliest supporters of and participants in the Association for Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured...
Marisa De los Santos
I became a writer because I love the sound and texture of words (current favorite consonant sounds: Ls and hard Cs) and love to hear what happens when they bump up against each other. I was a poet for a long time (my first book is a collection of poetry called FROM THE BONES OUT) , and then, one day, unexpectedly, I found that I had a voice inside my head. As you might imagine, this was a bit alarming. However, in time, I discovered that the voice belonged to a character named Cornelia Brown, so I wrote a novel called LOVE WALKED IN about her and an eleven-year old girl named Clare. After that, I became addicted...
Shirley Kobliner
Shirley Kobliner, along with her husband Harold, spent more than half a century nurturing and teaching children in various settings. So to Speak is a reflection of their passion for education and their deeply held belief that the best and most lasting learning is accomplished when people are having fun. Shirley received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Queens College and was a chemistry teacher in a number of New York City high schools. She was a fierce advocate for students with disabilities and was one of the earliest supporters of and participants in the Association for Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured...