Linda Buckley has been smitten by Alaska for over fifty years. She is a musician, poet, yoga instructor and world traveler. She has degrees in Elementary Education, Music Education and a Masters in Cultural Anthropology.She writes original songs and performs them at the Southeast Alaska Folk Festival annually. She recorded a CD in Thailand in 2002 of her original songs.Her poetry has appeared in Alaska Women Speak, Tidal Echoes, 49 Writers and the Juneau Empire.In 2019 Buckley launched her first children’s book, “The Bear in the Blueberry”. The book was inspired by Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh who teaches about the interconnectedness of all things. The bear book teaches deep ecology as the young reader sees that not only is the rain in the blueberry and the sun, but also the bear poop!!In 2022 Buckley published the sequel to the bear book, “The Humpback in the Herring” and her first collection of poetry “Made of Rain” words from the wilds of Alaska was published the same year by Wild Rising Press out of Colorado.Buckley has traveled the world. Her books can now be found on five continents. It turns out, children everywhere are fascinated by bears and whales and Alaska. And so are their parents!As a songwriter, Buckley has also written a song to accompany her books.Her songs, poetry, blog and books can be found on her website: lindabuckleyalaska.comHer facebook page is: lindabuckleyalaska.Read more about this authorRead less about this author