Deanna Shapiro is both a poet and a painter. She has a degree in English Literature from Hunter College. She also holds graduate degrees in education and psychology from City College.

She is a member of the Poetry Society of Vermont, The League of Vermont Writers and the Otter Creek Poetry Workshop. She has been published in The Aurorean, The Penwood Review, Poetica, The Jewish Women's Literary Annual and the League of Vermont Writer's 75th Anniversary Anthology: Vermont Voices Jubilee. She has also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her first full-length published book of poetry, "Conversations at the Nursing Home: A Mother, A Daughter and Alzheimer's" was published in 2006.

Shapiro has taught kindergarten and served as a school psychologist in both the New York and Westchester County school systems. She is also an ordained interfaith minister.

Deanna lives in Vermont with her husband, Charlie and Dalmatian, Phoebe.

Website: www.deannashapiro.net