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Name:  Laura Laub (Please feel free to call me Ally)

Location:  MI, USA

Age:  N/A

Pets:  One dog

Favorite Poet:  Sylvia Plath

Favorite Poem:  Sorrow of Love

How long have you been writing poetry?: Around the age of six, before I acquired writing skills...I would speak my verse and stories into a tape recorder...that is how it all got started.

What/Who inspires you to write?: My daughter, other poets, nature, love, war, death...The list is endless.

Favorite Quote or Motto: "Perseverance and an extremely tough skin will get you where you want to go." - jbstillwater...Thank you, Jan. :)

Writing Awards, Publications, and other Achievements: Poet of Merit, Outstanding Achievement in Poetry, Published by Wayne County Council For The Arts, History and Humanities, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI

Additional Poet Information: I am a former nurse, firefighter and former elected public official. I have put all of those "careers" aside to follow my dreams and love of writing, drawing, painting and photography.