Simone L. Hamlescher is a retired accounting assistant. She always dreamed of being involved in the arts but was never able to pursue this passion until now. After writing poems in a notebook for forty years, Simone finally gets to cross off the single item on her bucket list: publish a book of poetry. Herding Cats in the Forbidden Kingdom: A Poetry Collection (1986–2026) is her first book and her legacy. 

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When she’s not writing, Simone enjoys gardening, crafting, and playing the piano. She lives in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland with her family and two cats.