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She retired in 2017 from her work in early education and working for the State of Iowa. Since her husband's death, she remains on their country hillside near Colfax, IA surrounded by poetry-inspiring nature. Her publications include three poetry books: Where I Live (Blue Light Press 2022), Portraits (Finishing Line Press 2017), and Gatherings (Celestial Light Press 2007). Her play kit The Last Supper (Meriwether Publishing Ltd.; Contemporary Drama Service 1997) travels the nation. Underwood's poems received a 2001 Pushcart Prize Nomination, a 1996 Founder's Award, and a 2002 Founder's Award from the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. 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While many poems address moments of deep \"bone shivering\" loss and despair, they also guide us out of the forest of sorrow, back into birdsong - the place where a flower \"utter[s] itself to the sun.\"These imagistic poems remind us of the vibrant miracle of the world around us, and they demonstrate how openness to love for all things creates kinship, resilience, empathy, and the possibility of renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Debra Marquart, author of \u003cem\u003eGratitude with Dogs Under Stars\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Different Path\u003c\/em\u003e recalls, reminisces, and records the compelling insights of a master poet. As a long-term follower of Pat's poetry, I have lost count of her numerous first-place awards and prizes. Fortunately for the reader, you can enjoy those winning poems in this book. 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