Nancy Ryan, 90, has lived off-grid on a windy cusp of Tres Orejas in northern N.M. since '94 with Jim, cat Diamond Eyes, fruit trees, gardens, and spirit of her dog, Annie whose shadow brings poems to seed through all droughts. Her beloved Jim joined Annie in 2022. Publications include Antaeus, The Paris Review, and Open Places. Nancy is co-founder of Humboldt State Women's radio collective, and hosts Women's Speak, a radio program for nonprofit, Cultural Energy. Vision loss inspired the poetry collection, The Scattering Depth (2010) with artist Theresa Gray.

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