JJ Hammond was born in Pryor, Oklahoma, and began writing poetry at age nine. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and special education from Northeastern State University ...view moreJJ Hammond was born in Pryor, Oklahoma, and began writing poetry at age nine. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and special education from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and completed her graduate studies in administration and curriculum design at Gonzaga University in Eastern Washington. This is her first book of poems.view less