Kate Kingston is a poet whose writing pulses with a fierce energy that draws on the natural world such as the lakes, swamps, and county roads of her Wisconsin childhood, the Colorado wilderness with its ridges, mountain passes, snowfields, and alpine forests. as well as the diverse terrains of Spain, Mexico, Belize, Ecuador, Ireland, and other countries. Her writing underscores how outer landscapes influence our inner landscapes. Her poems radiate with an underlying spiritual effervescence, a spirit that thrives on life itself in all its richness and shifting beauty. Her newesst book, The Future Wears Camouflage is  available from Middle Creek Publishing. www.middlecreekpublishing.com/the-future-wears-camouflage