Joyce Brinkman, Indiana Poet Laureate 2002-2008, creates public poetry projects involving her poetry and the poetry of others. Her latest books include the multinational, multilingual book Seasons of Sharing: A Kasen Renku Collaboration and Urban Voices: 51 Poems from 51 American Poets, co-edited with Dr. Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda. She lives in Zionsville, Indiana, with her husband and a cantankerous cat.