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nelmsludwig
  Junior Editor

Mother, veteran, former interpretative national park ranger, retired educator, poet and activist, Sandra Nelms-Ludwig was born and raised in rural Bedford County, Virginia, nestled beneath the Blue Ridge Mountains. She began writing poetry at age 12 and has performed in numerous poetry slams and open mics both in Germany and America. Her poetry has appeared in two chapbooks, Litspeak at Hollins University in 1994 and Mouth Music at Big Island, Virginia, in 1997. She released in August 2021, Literal LIFE Lessons, her first book of poetry. This collection is a sampling of her writing from over the past 50 years. She presently resides with her beloved Cocker Spaniel, Sir Duke, in Virginia.