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Alphabetically, my passions fall under the letter "P"--poetry and photography. I am a lover of words; I collect them, arrange them, endeavor to remember them. I can't remember a time when words didn't matter. I think I have my teachers, and they are many, to thank for that.
As self-designated family photographer, I am definitely into preserving moments. Every photo preserves--moments, memories, mystique. It's likely my parents love of gardening seeded my love of nature.
Bio: Gail Goepfert is an ardent poet, photographer, and teacher. Her story spans the Midwest in locations between the Mississippi River and northern Ohio, but her passion for travel is endless. Her book publications include: A Mind on Pain, (Finishing Line Press 2015), Tapping Roots (Aldrich Press 2018), Get Up Said the World, (Červená Barva Press), 2020, and Self-Portrait with Thorns, (Glass Lyre Press) 2021. Collaboratively, she worked with Patrice Boyer Claeys during the Covid months on Honey from the Sun, a book of her centos and Gail's photographs, and a chapbook, This Hard Business of Living, from Seven Kitchens Press in 2021.. She's had four nominations for a Pushcart Prize, and was nominated for Best of the Net by Night Heron Barks. Her photographs appear online at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Olentangy Review, Storm Cellar, and 3Elements Review and on the cover of February 2015 Rattle. She lives, writes, and snaps photos in the Chicagoland area.
Feature poet Interview: with Poet and Patrons of Chicago established 1954
February 2021
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