Welcome!
          Florence Dacey
Poet, Creative Writing Teacher,
Consultant in Rural Arts  and
Intergenerational  Programming




Florence Chard Dacey is a  poet, creative writing teacher, and consultant in rural community arts and rural intergenerational programming.

Educated at St. Louis and Stanford Universities, she served in the Peace Corps in Nigeria and raised three children before focusing full-time on writing, teaching, and working for more vital rural communities.

She loves giving readings of her poetry, music, gardens, the Minnesota River Valley, and almost everything Irish.

To learn more about Florence's work, please read about her accomplishments and services as a poet, author, teacher, and consultant. 

Find out about recent publications, future residencies, workshops, and readings on the News page.  You will also find a journal writing idea there.

To learn more about Florence's writing career and read more poems, please visit www.mnartists.org/Florence_Dacey

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  ANNOUNCING A NEW
   BOOK OF POETRY!!
 
Maynard Went This Way, a
chapbook of 31 poems with photos of Florence's friend and teacher, the black dog Maynard, is now available!
Click here to see a sample
of the poems. POEMS


TO ORDER:
Click here to go to lulu.com order page: http://lulu.com/content/
222969

Click here to order a copy
directly from me by emailing florence@florencedacey.com
The cost is $11.00 ( includes mailing).