Rosemarie Koch earned her BA in English and Spanish and MFA in Poetry from Arcadia University. She also spent a year in British Isles and Europe gathering inspiration while studying at Lancaster University. She has taken numerous supplemental writing courses, including those offered by Rabbit Hill Studio, by the authors Emma Jensen and Cordelia Frances Biddle, and through the University of Wisconsin-Extension. She has spent her professional career in teaching, design, strategic development, executive support and operations in education. Rosemarie has published previously in Lingerings, Stirring and Snakeskin.