Amy Minato is the author of The Wider Lens, a poetry collection published in 2004 by Ice River Press, and a creative nonfiction book, Siesta Lane (Skyhorse Press, 2009). Her poetry has been published in Wilderness Magazine, Poetry East, Windfall, Cimarron Review, and the Oregonian Poetry Corner, among others. Amy has been recognized with a 2003 Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship. She teaches writing at Breitenbush, Opal Creek, Fishtrap, Multnomah Art Center, Literary Arts, and in other venues.