The Minor Poet

About the Book

About the Author

Laura Hays Barr studied fi ction writing with Professor Edwin Petersen at the University of Pittsburgh. “Don’t stop writing,” he urged. Throughout her life, she heeded that advice. She moved to New York, worked for an advertising agency and took short story courses with noted anthologist Martha Foley at Columbia University. She married and with her husband moved from a hectic urban life to the more tranquil atmosphere of Long Island, where their three children were raised. Lately, she has divided her time between Maine and Florida.