Poet and author of novels, collections of essays, and a children's
book.
Daughter of Jack M. and Sarah Slatus Sharon.
Earned B.A. from Barnard College in 1959 and M.A. from Bryn Mawr in
1961; graduate study at New York University in 1967-1972, after which
she quit school to write.
With husband Harry has two daughters, Rachel Eve and Miranda
Ruth.