Whispering Angel Books' contributor Cherise Wyneken has been named poetry editor for Examiner.com.  She is writing a weekly column focusing on poetry in the California Bay Area.  Her purpose is to introduce the many poets in this area to the community.  She will also analyze their poems for the benefit to those who say they don't like poetry because they don't understand it.         

Tired and retired from teaching and raising four kids, Cherise Wyneken turned to writing. She began by taking creative writing courses at South Florida universities. Selections of her prose and poetry have appeared in a variety of publications, including two collections of her poetry, two poetry chapbooks, a memoir, novel, and a children’s book and audio-cassette.  Her work has also appeared in our very own Hope Whispers and Living Lessons.
 
Cherise's work for children continues as seen on givingbooks2kids.com. She lives in Albany and can be reached at: cwyneken@sbcglobal.net. 

Please visit her column at:  http://www.examiner.com/poetry-in-oakland/cherise-wyneken

Congratulations, Cherise!