From Raven & Wren Press: 

Beneath a Strawberry Night Sky, the debut poetry collection by Robin Michel 

Raven & Wren Press is proud to announce the release of Beneath a Strawberry Night Sky, by San Francisco Bay Area poet Robin Michel. 

 “It has taken nearly three decades to get this book ready for prime time,” said Michel. “Earlier versions of these poems, with the exception of two, were written during the second half of my first marriage, the separation and the divorce. Compiling these poems into a collection is my way of honoring what we once had, grieving its loss and finding forgiveness. Although we considered ourselves adults, my first husband and I were children when we met, married and became parents.”  

Michel’s collection has received advance praise from several poets and authors, including playwright and novelist Lynne Kaufman.

“I opened Robin Michel’s Beneath a Strawberry Night Sky planning to read a handful of the poems but I couldn’t stop until I read them all. Her subjects are illuminated moments of the joys, sorrows and mysteries of family life and of the natural world. These words, spare and beautiful, call forth the memories of the reader in a breathtaking way. Her poems are wise and powerful.”

Robin Michel (Pedersen) was born in Utah and moved to Fremont, California at the age of 17. After her first marriage ended, Michel returned to school to complete her undergraduate work at Saint Mary’s College, and later, a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Mills College. She has over 25 years of experience as a professional writer, publisher, editor, creative writing instructor and communications consultant. Michel’s poetry and prose is published in many literary journals and anthologies, and is the founder of Raven & Wren Press. Michel and her husband Dan Humphrey live in the Inner Sunset District of San Francisco where they enjoy sharing their love of literature, art, music, and history with their brilliant grandchildren and other young people.

Beneath a Strawberry Night Sky is available for purchase through Raven & Wren Press:  www.ravenandwrenpress.com.