A poignant journey traversing love, loss, memory and renewal, is rooted in the inner landscape of the heart as well as the physical landscape of the poet's beloved Oregon. The Oregon Coast, Warm Springs, Siuslaw River and Lake Paulina, among other iconic destinations at home and abroad, are vividly rendered backdrops to reflections and self-explorations. 'Light reflects, refracts/creating space and possibility.' Janice Rubin is a keen observer of self and environment. Janice D. Rubin is a counselor and educator. She received her M.S. from the University of Oregon and her B.A. in English Literature. Her poems have been published in the , (Uttered Chaos Press) the Anthology (Uttered Chaos Press) and other journals. She was nominated for the Pushcart Poetry Prize in 2008. She's taught at Oregon State University and currently teaches at Lane Community College. She's the author of (Flutter Press 2010). is her second book of poems.