Joan Van Dyke began writing poetry in grade school in Ludington, Michigan. She received her BA and an MA in theatre arts from the University of Arizona. She performed as an artist-...view moreJoan Van Dyke began writing poetry in grade school in Ludington, Michigan. She received her BA and an MA in theatre arts from the University of Arizona. She performed as an artist-in-the-schools, in Tucson, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Michigan. Now retired, Somersault Path is her first published book of poems.view less