JeanMarie Martello has been writing since her early teens.  She has always been interested in poetry and has shared in readings, workshops and classes with young people in local schools and contemporaries in her community.  She has been published in several local chapbooks and journals, and is a founding member of SLAP, Saint Lawrence Area Poets.  She liked the idea of a SLAP, less mean and crazy than a SLAM, without judging or scores.  Because while poetry demands to be heard, it does not require an olympic scoring system. 

Her interests outside of her writing life are her family, gardening, laughing, and a general enjoyment of wine.