Ronna Bloom is a poet, teacher and psychotherapist. For many years she has written poetry, and taught, performed, published, shared it in festivals, libraries, living rooms and classrooms. For Ronna, poetry has been a vehicle of expression, a way to connect with others and of responding to the world. She is a psychotherapist with a private practice. Each of these strands has evolved over nearly twenty years. Recently Ronna began working as a poetry coach. She has an M.Ed in Counselling Psychology and was on staff at the University of Toronto Counselling and Learning Skills Services for twelve years. Ronna Bloom lives in Toronto and currently teaches at the University of Toronto.