On the back cover and internet, it is stated that Donna Kuhn is the author of nine poetry books and chapbooks. She has published over 400 poems plus visual, sound text, and video poetry in national and international journals both in print and online. In addition to being an author and poet she is an exhibiting visual artist and dancer. She holds a BA degree in Creative Writing from Sonoma State University and has taught poetry and art in nursing homes, retirement centers and outpatient mental health clinics. She lives in Taos, New Mexico. Donna says: "donna kuhn uses her own poetry, found text, collage, drawing and painting in her altered book spreads of visual poetry, mementos, stickers, old drawings, copies of old drawings, old copy art, fancy tape, stencils. Everything is torn, scribbled on, doodled on. pages are punched, torn, folded. a swirling combo of language and image. the pages are then sometimes animated in her dance/poetry videos because everything must be reassembled and integrated." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.