Lori Thatcher

Where I Come From Lori Thatcher

The question of where one comes from is not answered simply with the town where we were born or the region where we grew up, but with a myriad of places, experiences, and people who conspired to make us who we are. The original "Where I Come From" poem was written by George Ella Lyon, Kentucky Poet Laureate 2015-2016. The poem and the writing prompt that grew out of it has traveled around the world and has been used in schools and jails and at family reunions - and also in writing groups. Lori Thatcher brought the prompt to the members of The Well Done Writers, a Greenfield Senior Center Writing Group. This book contains some of the writers' responses.