Sherri Levine is a poet, mental health advocate, and teacher, who lives in Portland, Oregon. She spent her career teaching English to immigrants and refugees. She was awarded the Lois Cranston Memorial Prize and is a four-time winner in Oregon Poetry Association Contests. Her books include Stealing Flowers from the Neighbors (Kelsay Press, 2021), a national book club Pick for Alzheimer’s Authors, A Joy to See (Just a Lark Books, 2023), an ekphrastic anthology of her late mother’s paintings with poems from esteemed poets. Her most recent work. I Remember Not Sleeping (Fernwood Press, 2024)–an illustrated poetry book dedicated to those suffering from mental illness or those who know someone who is. Her writing can be found in Prairie Schooner, Poet Lore, Driftwood Press, Calyx, Jewish Literary Review among many others. She believes in the power of writing in the community, supporting and encouraging mental health recovery. Please visit her at sherrilevine.com.
