Born: 08/05/1936   NY City
Parents: E. P. and Lillian E. Reineke
Spouse: Norm Spring
Children: Pamela Spring Frank, Robin Spring Edelmayer
Address(es):
Permanent :
1416 Lake Avenue
Grand Haven , MI 49417
USA
Contact Information:
Phone : (616) 842-7289
Website : http://www.freewebs.com/barbaraspring/

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Sophia's Lost and Found: Poems of Above and Below	Poetry	Adult	PublishAmerica	2006
	The Wilderness Within	Poetry	Adult	Publish America	2003
	Dynamic Great Lakes - The changing Great Lakes system	Non Fiction , Michigan	Adult	Independence Books	2001
	I-94; a collection of southwest Michigan writers	Michigan , Poetry	Adult		1998
	National, Regional and local magazines and newspapers	Poetry

What is the aim or goal of your writing: I have always been an observer, a reader and a teacher. From an early age I have had a deep respect and curiosity about the workings of nature. I do not think of writing as work; I think of it as pleasure.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Name	Date
"Ix Chel" and "Lake Michigan Aubade" won awards in The Snowbound Writers Contest
MSUO Award
Golden Web Award
"Bear Woman" won an award at Writer's Digest
"The Gatherer" won Best of the Year Award for Grape Poetry
"At Palisades Nuclear Power Plant" won first place in the Oakland Community College Poetry Contest
"The Dynamic Great Lakes" is a critically acclaimed book

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