About the Author
Ruth Nott is 66, a native Floridian, born in the Orlando area, who has found
poetry to be a valued part of her life. Her poetry reflects her faith and values
and a deep love for God and family.
In addition to her poetry, Ruth keeps busy in retirement with her friends in
the “Mad Hatters” and “Springhouse” quilt guilds, is a member of the
Suwannee River Poets of Chiefland, FL, and is active in the First Christian
Church of Chiefland, FL. She also enjoys the company of her two Boston Terriers Pepper and Cody and occasionally creates another addition to her collection of handmade teddy bears.
Her work has been published in various anthologies of the International Library of Poetry, small press magazines, Poetry Canada magazine, The Quilter magazine, The Joy of Living Poetry Collection by Hazel Street Publications, Sea Oats Review a magazine by the Panama City Writer’s Assoc., Mahogany and Molasses, Verse-a-tility (chapbook of the Chiefland Poetry Group), Anthology Twenty-Four, Twenty-Five and Twenty-Six of the Florida State Poets Assoc., Inc., Of Poets and Poetry (newsletter of the Florida State Poets Assoc., Inc.), The Easterner (a publication of State Farm Insurance Company), Family Matters (an anthology by Ruth’s family), various other newsletters, and several poetry websites,
blogs, and groups.
Ruth has self-published five books of poetry which include A Pure and Simple Faith, Crazy Patch, Where Memory Lingers, Haiku for Lovers, and Garden of Faith.