B. L. P. Simmons was born in St. Lucia, the West Indies, into a family of artists. She studied design in London, UK, and now lives in California, USA. She also writes in Spanish.

Other poems from The American Poetry Journal in Verse Daily:
February 23, 2005:  "Catch" by Jennifer Michael Hecht
July 22, 2004:  "Angel Shark" by Hailey Leithauser
July 21, 2004:  "A H O Y !" by Jason Gray
July 19, 2004:  "It is the Soul" by Hannah Stein

About The American Poetry Journal:
Poets in this issue: Beth Bachmann, Allison Burnett, Barbara Crooker, Carol Frith, Jeannnine Hall Gaily, Paul Guest, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Ilya Kaminsky, Susan Meyers, Carolyn Miller, Steve Mueske, Rebecca Patrascu, Liz Robbins, Emily Rosko, C. J. Sage, B. L. P. Simmons