Crystal Barker

Crystal E. Barker grew up on a farm in the hills of Kentucky. She earned a Bachelor’s in Nursing from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky and went on to earn her Master’s in Nursing at California State University, Los Angeles. She serves Veterans as a Registered Nurse in the VA Medical Center. Her poetry is award winning and is published in county, state, national and international works. She has compiled a poetry anthology, has contributed to many poetry anthologies, and has published her own works of poetry. She published her collection of poems entitled: “Homelessness Through the Eyes of a Nurse In the City” in English, Farsi, Hindi, Spanish and Tagalog with the publisher Poets’ Choice. Crystal writes from a compassionate, service- heart that is full of the spectrum of emotion with the influence of her rural upbringing, love for nature and nursing career. She wishes to have her poetry inspire others while illustrating our connectedness in human suffering, joys, hopes and dreams no matter our culture or geographical location in the world.