We are very pleased that Pat Egenberger is the featured poet for the June issue of Stanislaus Connections. Pat taught for 36+ years in middle schools, high schools, and colleges.  Her courses included English, foreign languages, sheltered English, drama/art electives, and video production.  She received an award for classroom excellence from the California Association of Teachers of English. Her avocations include art, writing, foreign languages/cultures, and travel. Her poetry has been published in such journals as Song of the San Joaquin, A Time of Singing, The Monterey Poetry Review, Penumbra and the anthology More Than Soil More Than  Sky, the Modesto Poets.  The English Journal and California English have published her articles on pedagogy.