Hermit Thrush (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781087985350)

Amy Minato is the author of a memoir Siesta Lane (Skyhorse Press, 2009) and a poetry collection (The Wider Lens, Ice River Press, 2004), and has been a recipient of both a Literary Arts Fellowship for her poetry and a Walden Residency for her prose. She teaches writing through Literary Arts, Multnomah Art Center, Fishtrap, and at Breitenbush Retreat Center. Amy Minato holds both an MFA in Creative Writing and an MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon. She teaches sustainable living education at Portland State University and lives with her husband and two children in Portland, Oregon.