I finally decided to attend college at 45 to improve my employment possibilities after being downsized in 1990. I needed to improve my computation and analytical skills for the quality management field that I had topped out in after 20 years. College taught me that one does not analyze numbers, one analyzes words. I was more able to critically read and write and think about my real, human life. I began to write and read poetry and attend poetry festivals. I taught high school English for twelves years and after obtaining my masters in English in 2009, I have been an adjunct instructor at various colleges in New Jersey. I am currently teaching Composition and Rhetoric at Pace University in Pleasantville, NY.