Miss Jayne L. Blair has been nominated seven years in a row since 2002 as Poet of the Year by the International Society of Poets. She attended their conference twice 1994 in Washington D.C. and in 2006 in fabulous Las Vegas. Miss Blair completed a master's degree in English Literature from a state university and had further academic studies at Hunter College of The City University of New York. In 1993 she was a featured reader at The St, Agnes Branch of the New York City Public Library. She is a lifetime member of THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF POETS and a contributor to THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS in NYC.