Claudia Carlson, a New Yorker since age 22, was born in Bloomington, Indiana. Her children's picture book, Avi the Amubulance Goes to School, written and illustrated by her to help promote the life-saving work of Magen David Adom, is available now, as are her two earlier books of poetry from Marsh Hawk Press, POCKET PARK (2013) and THE ELEPHANT HOUSE (2007). Until her death she was married to playwright and lyricist, James Racheff, had two daughters, Natalie and Caitlin, and one very companionable dachshund, Sadie.
