Lucille Lang Day, who converted to Judaism in 1974, is the author of seven full-length poetry collections, including Birds of San Pancho and Other Poems of Place (Blue Light Press, 2020), and four poetry chapbooks. She has also coedited two anthologies, Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California and Red Indian Road West: Native American Poetry from California, and has published two children’s books and a memoir. Her many honors include the Blue Light Poetry Prize, two Josephine Miles/PEN Oakland Literary Awards, the Joseph Henry Jackson Award, and ten Pushcart Prize nominations. She is the founder and publisher of Scarlet Tanager Books.