<p>Sharon Eiker was born in rural Missouri. She is a poet, song writer, and visual Artist. Sharon has hosted the Writer’s Place open mic for twenty five years and was a founding member of that project serving on their board for over twenty years. Sharon’s work can be found in many anthologies and chap- books. Most recently <em>The Second Coming is a Woman </em>was published by Spartan Press. Sharon has never sought fame and fortune and they have graciously passed her by. Sharon recently founded Jump Start Art a 501(C)3 non profit foundation whose mission is to connect emerging Artists with community resources. Sharon’s definition of poetry is, <em>The song of the soul sung to the beat of the heart.</em> Her motto is, <em>create a world you can stand to live in.</em></p>
