Risa Kaparo

RISA KAPARO, author of Embrace (Scarlet Tanager Books, 2002), is a teacher, therapist, author and award-winning poet who makes her home on the island of Kauai. Her poems, articles and essays have appeared in many journals, magazines and anthologies.

She grew up in New York City and earned her M.A. in Fiber Arts from Goddard College, then her M.A. and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the Professional School for Psychological Studies. She has taught at M.I.T., John F. Kennedy University, the California Institute of Integral Studies and other universities and professional institutions. Maintaining a private practice in Hawaii and California, she gives lectures, seminars and workshops throughout North America, Europe and Asia.