Elizabeth Gerhardt

SUMMARY..............

The author, a former folk singer, software engineer and system designer, is originally from New York and has lived all over the United States, including Hawaii, Atlanta, Wyoming, Spring Hill and St. Augustine, Florida. She holds a BA in Psychology from Flagler College and an MS in Human Factors and Systems from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Her interests have included choral singing and raising Alaskan Malamutes. She lives in the mountains of western Panama where she writes about her adventures with her two rescues, a Newfoundland/Border Collie mix and a pure Panamanian street dog.

SEE AND READ ABOUT ..............

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What I saw around me. Try "The Clanking Lady" or "The Dining Hall" in my second book,"God Has My Tears But I Can Sing", about the magnificent murals in the Dining Hall at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. "Westchester Express" in "Daydreams" is about commuting home from New York City on the train in the early dark of a winter afternoon.

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My Perra de la Calle (Panama Street Dog), Charlotte 'Charlie' Darwin, whose poem is in my second book "God Has My Tears But I Can Sing". Her rescue picture on the book cover was taken when she was 15 hungry lbs., but now she is a healthy 40 lbs. and runs my household! She loves her friend Nikki, the mostly Newfoundland I brought from Florida to the mountains.

The Malamute puppies I used to raise in Atlanta in my first book "Daydreams and Doggerel" in the poem "Welcome". Their mother and uncle taught them to go in and out the doggie door to the yard, so they housebroke themselves!

Do you like romantic poetry? Try "Untitled" and "Caress" in "Daydreams and Doggerel" or "Awakening" in the second book. I love romantic music, especially classical and Celtic ballads.

I enjoy people who have a great sense of humor and I enjoy writing silly verses as well as serious ones. Pay attention to "The Grits Lover's Guide" for breakfast fun, and if you like playing "Name That Quote", read "On Hearing That Edgar Allan Poe Died of Rabies" in my second book.

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I did folk singing concerts at St. Andrews in Spring Hill, Florida. Read about our St. Augustine Chamber Choir concert in the poem "God Has My Tears But I Can Sing" in my second book.

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A statue of St. Francis and a Wolf in the town of Dolega, Panama, near where I live. I'm a life member of a Wolf Sanctuary in the United States. Read my poem about the dogs "For Us God Has No Tears" in my second book

WHAT IS NEXT?...............

I'm writing a novel with a working title so far of "The Troll Master". This is not about people referred to as trolls who comment on the Internet. It's about a person who is like the legendary Scandinavian trolls who lived in the forests and under bridges and pretended to be oh so nice if you met them. But underneath that polite and handsome exterior was a dark and fearsome creature who could cut out your heart if you got too close and didn't watch out.

I'll keep you posted on the book's progress. In the meantime, check out my reviews on Amazon.