Joan's work has appeared in Kalliope, Sinister Wisdom, Howling Dog, Bay Windows, Point Judith Point, Womanspirit, 13th Moon, Lake Effect, Amazon Quarterly, Silverman Review, The Healing Muse, Many Waters, The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review, Potato Eyes, and other literary magazines. Her poetry books include Walpurgis Night, 1993, San Diego Poets Press, Cat Bones in the Tree, 1998, Hale Mary Press, Riding on Dragons, 2000, Hale Mary Press, and Kerouac’s Cat, 2006, Dog Ear Publishing. She has an M.A. from Empire State College.
Joan enjoys hiking, reading poetry, visiting art museums, and traveling. Her recent trips to Greece and Italy have inspired many new poems.