Merle Amodeo was born in Toronto and now lives in the Beaches area of the city. She remembers writing creatively as soon as she could form letters into words. She taught in elementary schools in Toronto and Oakville and at Durham College in Oshawa for more than thirty years. Her novel Call Waiting was published by Hidden Brook Press in 2009. In 2011, ten of her poems were published in Spanish and English in Taste of the Rainbow by Sand Crab Books. After Love, her first book of poetry, was published in 2014. Merle is a member of the League of Canadian Poets and is available to do readings from her book in the GTA. You can visit her webpage at www.merleamodeo.com.