After working in education for thirty years as a professor, mentor, public-school teacher, and librarian, Kim now spends as much time as possible on the reading, writing, and sharing of poetry. Her first collection, The Mayapple Forest, was recently published by Terrapin Books. Her poems appear in many journals and anthologies, in print and online, recently including SWWIM Every Day, Poetry Ireland Review, Artemis, and Not the Time to be Silent: Collected Works. Kim volunteers weekly for the international group, Cultivating Voices LIVE Poetry, creating graphic designs and assisting with programming, because she believes in poetic community. She loves to garden, walk, and connect with nature, next door to Shenandoah National Park, where she lives with her husband Doug, her hound dog Sadie, and her calico, Miss Daisy.