An interview with regional poet and author Patricia Thrushart.  She writes on her website:  I am a writer and poet living in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains just outside of award-winning Cook Forest State Park in the Wilds of Pennsylvania. The beauty of Northern Appalachia and its forests informs my poetry.  A poet writes to satisfy a need to express emotion or document life; having readers actually interested in sharing those moments is both exhilarating and humbling. Beyond my poetry, I write narrative nonfiction books that explore the lives of historical women whose stories have been lost to time.  https://patriciathrushart.com/