Patrice Vecchione is the author of a book of poems, Territory of Wind and a book of nonfiction, Writing and the Spiritual Life. The editor of several highly acclaimed poetry anthologies, her most recent collection, Faith and Doubt was published by Henry Holt. Patrice's collages have been displayed in galleries and museums and appear as book jackets. The collage poems make it possible to say what either form alone doesn't. There's a sizzle or, sometimes an argument, between word and image that occurs when the forms meet. About her Adrienne Rich said, "Patrice Vecchione is one of those steady yet vibrant, serious and passionate temperaments who continually replenish our sense of communal creativity. In my country of possibility, she and people like her would be nationally honored figures." Patrice may be found at www.patricevecchione.com or pedaling her bike up long hills around Monterey, California.