Deborah Fries spent her childhood in western Pennsylvania, where she was determined to see beyond the Alleghenies. Living along the shores of Lake Michigan for 24 years gave her the big, curving horizon she always wanted to know. Returned to Pennsylvania, she lives and writes in suburban Philadelphia, where she is also a printmaker. She is the author of two books of poetry—Various Modes of Departure (2004) and The Bright Field of Everything (2014)—and is currently working on a third book, along with a series of multicultural screenplays with a partner. Deborah has been a contributor to Terrain.org since 2000. Learn more about her projects and the writing workshops she teaches at www.deborahfries.net.
