Joan was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.  She developed an interest in writing poetry and short stories while in her teens.  Joan married and raised a family of four boys in Lombard, Illinois.  Joan was widowed in 1975.  She has worked full time as a stenographer, typist and waitress. and part time as a salesclerk and phone communicator.  Joan remarried in 1989, and is now retired in Florida.

Joan wrote a free verse poem describing a previous visit to Denmark, and won a free trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the bi-centennial of Hans Christian Anderson’s birthday in July of 2005.

Joan is a regular contributor of poetry to the internet site of Spirit is Up.

www.spiritisup.com/poetryshelf6.html

Joan self published a booklet “Catch the Vision” through the Poets of the Palm Beaches where she is a member.

Her poems are of faith, encouragement, love and hope in times of trials, temptations, and discouraging periods on life’s path.