The Rev. Dori Jeanine Somers, poet, artist, and wri+er, studied at Rutgers University, Bangor Theological Seminary, and Crane Seminary. She has been a Unitarian Universalist minister since 1971, serving congregations in Bangor, Maine; Fullerton, Whittier, and Mission Viejo, California. Collections of Somers's poetry and drawings, Weeds? or Wildflowers! and Pineapple Sage, were published in 1987 and 2002. The memoir, Heart Room and Hyacinths was published in 2012 and the inspirational Serenity - Positive Paths to Inner Peace in the fall of 2014. Rev. Dori is known for her artistry, her compatibility with the young, her warmth, and her "way with words."