Observation and Imagination

Diane Lowell Wilder, poet, mother, former competitive ice skater, lover of jazz piano and languages, grew up in Vermont. She attended Swarthmore College and has had a long career in alumni relations and institutional advancement for liberal arts colleges. She lives in Rochester, NY. Her first book of poetry, Leap Thirty, is available from June Road Press.

Leap Thirty receives the 2022 Eric Hoffer Award First Runner-Up, Poetry Collection.

Finalist for the 2022 First Horizons Award and a finalist for the 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Award in the poetry category