After leaving a position as Assistant to the Dean of General Studies at Stockton State College, Rina Terry attended Princeton Theological Seminary and is an ordained United Methodist Minister. She has served as pastor of several New Jersey churches and spent many years as Supervisor of Religious Services at a state prison. She holds an MA in English: Creative Writing from Temple University and a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. She has published poetry, short fiction, book reviews and academic articles and frequently writes columns on jazz and literature. A book of poetry, Cardboard Piano, is available through Amazon.com from Texture Press.