ists ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁V ault , ▁women ▁Art istic ▁G ymn ast ics ▁World ▁Cup , ▁v ault <0x0A> </s> ▁Ell ery ▁Ak ers ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁writer ▁and ▁artist ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁Northern ▁California ▁Coast . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁three ▁poetry ▁collections : ▁S wer ve : ▁Environment al ism , ▁Fem in ism , ▁and ▁Res istance ; ▁Pract icing ▁the ▁Tr uth ▁and ▁Kno ck ing ▁on ▁the ▁Earth , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁children ’ s ▁novel , ▁Sarah ’ s ▁Water fall . ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁an ▁M . A . ▁from ▁San ▁Francisco ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Ak ers ▁has ▁won ▁th ir teen ▁national ▁writing ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Aut umn ▁House ▁Po etry ▁Prize , ▁the ▁John ▁M ase field ▁Award , ▁the ▁Po etry ▁International ▁Prize , ▁and ▁Sierra ▁magazine ’ s ▁Nature ▁Writing ▁Award . ▁Her ▁poetry ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁on ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio ▁and ▁American ▁Life ▁in ▁Po etry ▁and ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁such ▁journ als ▁as ▁The ▁American ▁Po etry ▁Review , ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Magazine ▁and ▁The ▁Sun . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁taught ▁writing ▁at ▁Cab ril lo ▁College ▁and ▁at ▁con ferences ▁and ▁currently ▁teach es ▁private ▁poetry ▁work sh ops . ▁Among ▁her ▁hon ors ▁are ▁fellow ships ▁from ▁The ▁Mac D ow ell ▁Col ony , ▁U cross ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁Head lands