A California resident and poet for over 40 years, Cynthia Anderson is the author of eleven books. Her poems have been published widely in journals and anthologies, and she has received multiple nominations for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. In 2020, she took up short-form poetry including haiku, senryu, cherita, haibun, and split sequences. Her recent work focuses on the natural world and her family history. Cynthia is co-editor of the anthology A Bird Black As the Sun: California Poets on Crows & Ravens. She makes her home in the Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree National Park. Several of her books are available on Amazon: Waking Life, Now Voyager, Route, and The Missing Peace. In Full Circle, Cynthia Anderson has created a richly textured collection of quiet and original observations of the natural world, especially desert life. She also turns her poet’s eye to human nature, exploring our foibles with compassion and gentle humor. Full Circle offers the reader many "aha moments” of recognition. - Annette Makino, award-winning haiku poet, artist, and author of Water and Stone: Ten Years of Art and Haiku Deeply connected to internal and external landscapes, Full Circle reflects Cynthia Anderson’s keen insight. Savor each poem, as I did numerous times, and experience the world through the eyes of this gifted poet. - Peter Jastermsky, author of Steel Cut Moon and Just Dust and Stone