Tessa Lofthouse""Tessa is an Ontario elementary teacher who shares her love of poetry with students every year. Part of the inspiration for publishing this work stemmed from an interest in modelling for students that your interests and artistic expression do not hae to be your career to be meaningful. Tessa began writing at the age of 7 after the loss of her grandmother and has explored themes of loss, hope, love, and joy in poetry throughout her life as an exercise in selfreflection and healing. In 2020, Tessa began sharing her poetry with an audience on social media using the account @tessawritespoems."" Read More Read Less