Melissa Joseph

Melissa Joseph has been an entrepreneur, director of an ESL program, English teacher at community colleges, and volunteered at a local hospital and hospice. In addition to A Tender Force, she’s the author of Moments with Baxter. She lives in Del Mar, California, with her therapy dog, Lotus.

All proceeds from the sale of the book go to NIMH, the National Institute of Mental Health. For further information visit www.atenderforce.com.

Praise for A Tender Force:

"Each poem in this collection is an exquisite and well-crafted facet of life. There is much wisdom to be found here."---Sharon Salzburg, author of "Lovingkindness" and "Real Happiness"

"This delightful and thought-provoking collection of brief poetical reflections evokes a sense of mindful experience of living, sharing, feeling, being."---Jean Kristeller, Ph.D., mindfulness practitioner, scientist, and teacher