Name: Terri Glass
Location: Mill Valley,CA
Occupation: Poet, writer and teacher
Current Position: Program Director of California Poets in the Schools
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Favorite Book: Selected poems of Rainier Maria Rilke
Favorite Quote: "I write to taste life twice." Anais Nin
Favorite Quote: "I write to taste life twice." Anais Nin
About Me
A writer of poetry since my early teens, I have been in love with language and its endless possibilities to convey truth and the mystery of the soul.
The Bird of Desire
It is dusk.
The fog bank rises over the hills,
and a wind howls through the oak filled valley.
I scan the ridge with a careful eye
for coyote, fire or buzzard passing.
I am neither raptor nor songbird,
my tail feathers aflame with yellow and red.
I will call out three times.
If you do not hear me,
I will circle this darkened sky
and bring a fiery light to your distant eyes.
I will scream through cloud and fogbank,
so my cry pierces through
to your very heart.
My talons will claw through earth
and scratch the oldest granite stone
to see water trickle out.
I am the wild within you.
Release me.
Release me.
It is dusk.
The fog bank rises over the hills,
and a wind howls through the oak filled valley.
I scan the ridge with a careful eye
for coyote, fire or buzzard passing.
I am neither raptor nor songbird,
my tail feathers aflame with yellow and red.
I will call out three times.
If you do not hear me,
I will circle this darkened sky
and bring a fiery light to your distant eyes.
I will scream through cloud and fogbank,
so my cry pierces through
to your very heart.
My talons will claw through earth
and scratch the oldest granite stone
to see water trickle out.
I am the wild within you.
Release me.
Release me.
Author's Bio
Terri Glass is a professional poet and writer who has been teaching poetry writing in the Bay area for twenty years. A former biologist, she received a BA in biology from Western Washington University and later worked for the US Fish & Wildlife service before devoting full time to writing. Terri studied poetry writing with various institutions including the University of Washington, Portland State University and mentored under the poet William Stafford.
A national workshop leader, one of her specialties has been the River of Words program, where she taught teachers how to incorporate environmental awareness with poetic writing. She has also conducted poetry workshops to educators and therapists for the National Poetry Therapy Association and for the international ChildSpirit conference.
Terri currently serves as Program Director for California Poets in the Schools and works as a poetry teacher to K-12 students in both public and private schools in the Bay area. She has been awarded grants from the Marin Arts Council and Poets & Writers to teach poetry in hospitals, senior centers and wildlife centers. She has also conducted classes at the College of Marin and Sonoma State University.
Terri is the author of a book of poems Unveiling the Mystical Light, Fisher-Dizick Publishing, 1991). She produced an award winning poetry and music CD called The Body of the Living Future (FoxPath Productions, 1998) and wrote Language of the Awakened Heart, a poetry guidebook for classroom teachers (Fund for Global Awakening Press, 2001). She has been featured in articles in the Marin Independent Journal (April 2001), the Pacific Sun, (August, 2000) and the San Francisco Chronicle, (May, 2001). Also her interviews include Artist Dialogue (April 1997) and by the radio station, KWMR 90.5 FM. Her poems and articles have appeared in anthologies and journals such as Besides the Sleeping Maiden, To Honor a Teacher, Pencil of My Dreams, Moon Won' t Leave Me Alone, Paths to Learning and Science of Mind magazine.
Familiar with the book circuit, Terri has held readings at bookstores such as Book Passages, A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books, The Book Depot, Borders Books, Cody' s in the Bay area. She has also read her poetry in open spaces, poetry festivals and poetry series sponsored by Poets & Writers in Nevada, Ventura and Mendocino counties.
© 2009 Terri Glass
A national workshop leader, one of her specialties has been the River of Words program, where she taught teachers how to incorporate environmental awareness with poetic writing. She has also conducted poetry workshops to educators and therapists for the National Poetry Therapy Association and for the international ChildSpirit conference.
Terri currently serves as Program Director for California Poets in the Schools and works as a poetry teacher to K-12 students in both public and private schools in the Bay area. She has been awarded grants from the Marin Arts Council and Poets & Writers to teach poetry in hospitals, senior centers and wildlife centers. She has also conducted classes at the College of Marin and Sonoma State University.
Terri is the author of a book of poems Unveiling the Mystical Light, Fisher-Dizick Publishing, 1991). She produced an award winning poetry and music CD called The Body of the Living Future (FoxPath Productions, 1998) and wrote Language of the Awakened Heart, a poetry guidebook for classroom teachers (Fund for Global Awakening Press, 2001). She has been featured in articles in the Marin Independent Journal (April 2001), the Pacific Sun, (August, 2000) and the San Francisco Chronicle, (May, 2001). Also her interviews include Artist Dialogue (April 1997) and by the radio station, KWMR 90.5 FM. Her poems and articles have appeared in anthologies and journals such as Besides the Sleeping Maiden, To Honor a Teacher, Pencil of My Dreams, Moon Won' t Leave Me Alone, Paths to Learning and Science of Mind magazine.
Familiar with the book circuit, Terri has held readings at bookstores such as Book Passages, A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books, The Book Depot, Borders Books, Cody' s in the Bay area. She has also read her poetry in open spaces, poetry festivals and poetry series sponsored by Poets & Writers in Nevada, Ventura and Mendocino counties.
© 2009 Terri Glass