EDUCATION
THE NEW SCHOOL, New York City, NY September 1968/February 1969; Poetry Writing Course.
GEORGE WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Downers Grove, IL June 1965; B.S. Degree
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Summer 1964; Toured Africa with Western Illinois University Cultural Anthropology Course.
SOPHIA UNIVERSITY, Tokyo, Japan, Summer 1963; Haiku Course.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY Occult Studies Course.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY Creative Writing Course.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA Creative Writing Course.
THE NEW SCHOOL, New York City, NY September 1968/February 1969; Poetry Writing Course.
GEORGE WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Downers Grove, IL June 1965; B.S. Degree
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Summer 1964; Toured Africa with Western Illinois University Cultural Anthropology Course.
SOPHIA UNIVERSITY, Tokyo, Japan, Summer 1963; Haiku Course.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY Occult Studies Course.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY Creative Writing Course.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA Creative Writing Course.
TEACHING AND OTHER ASSIGNMENTS
Poetry Therapist at The Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, Adolescent and Adult Units.
Poetry Therapist at University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Poetry Therapist Convention at Hilton Hotel, Annapolis, MD
Lecture/Teaching:
The Miquon School, Miquon, PA
The Montgomery County Day School, Wynnewood, PA
The Agnes Irwin School, Rosemont, PA
The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA
The Phelps School, Malvern, PA
Chester County Adult Night School, Devon, PA
Main Line Adult Night School (Harriton), Bryn Mawr, PA
Connestoga Adult Night School
The Ballard School, New York City, NY
The New School of Social Research, New York City, NY
Kensington Public Library, Philadelphia, PA
Lehigh Public Library
West Philadelphia Public Library, Philadelphia, PA
Widener Public Library, Chester, PA
Southeast Unitarian Universalist Summer Institute, Blacksburg, VA
King Ferry Migrant Camp, King Ferry, NY. Summer 1965
Young Men's Jewish Center, Chicago, IL. 1965/1966
Good Shepherd Mission, Fort Defiance, AZ, Autumn 1963
University House, Philadelphia, PA, 1961/1963
Ten Acre School, Wellsley, MA, 1960/1961
Margaret Fuller House, Cambridge, MA, Summers 1951-1961
Dorchester Settlement House, Dorchester, MA, 1959
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, Summer 1990
Duke University Kempner Clinic, Durham NC (poet-in- Resident) May, 1995
At these locations, the students were first taught the Laubach Literacy course. When this was accomplished, we moved on to writing and sharing poetry.
GRANTS
Grant received from City of Philadelphia, Recreation Department, to teach poetry writing in Public Libraries.
Grant received from Pennsylvania State Department to teach poetry writing in schools in Western Pennsylvania.
Two grants received from the Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital of Philadelphia for the purpose of continued work in Group Poetry Therapy.
Numerous grants received from San Francisco Y.W.C.A. to conduct Poetry Writing Workshops and Seminars.
Grant received from the Philadelphia Foundation to further my work in Poetry Therapy.
Grant received from Washington, D.C. State Department to teach Poetry Writing to teachers.
Grant received from office Economic Opportunity, Washington, D.C. to teach Poetry Writing to migrant laborers in King Ferry, NY.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS
1981 Wilory Farm Poetry Contest
1968 Philadelphia Writers' Conference, 3rd Prize
Badge of Promise Competition, 2nd Honorable Mention
The Nutmegger, Book Award
The Poetry Day Book Award, Sponsored by Spearman Publishers
The Poetry Society of Georgia, Honorable Mention
The National League of American Pen Women Contest
Pennsylvania Poetry Society
WFIL-FM Radio, Haiku Contest
Mademoiselle Magazine Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention
Pen Women Contest
1987 Bay Area Poets Coalition, 3rd Prize
World of Poetry, 1988 The New American Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention
World of Poetry, 1989 Silver Poets Award
2017 Sally Love Saunders received, Marquis' Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award
Who's Who Lifetime Achievement recognizes individuals that have Achieved greatness in their industry. These individuals have excelled in their field for at least 20 years, and we are proud to display their accomplishments.
LISTED IN
Who's Who of American Women
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in the East and West
Who's Who in the World
Who's Who International
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
Who's Who in Professional and Executive Women
Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors and Poets
Who's Who North America
Who's Who in American Education
American Publishing Who's Who
International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women
International Leaders in Achievement
Two Thousand Notable American Women
Five Thousand Personalities of the World
The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership
Contemporary Authors
The Directory of Distinguished Americans
The National Cyclopedia of American Biography Published by James T. White & Co. (1972 Vol. L)
Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers
The Pennsylvania Writers Collection (Catalog of Pennsylvania Poetry, Fiction, Publishers and Literary Magazines Published By The American Poetry Center)
Association for Humanistic Psychology
The National Writers' Club
Press Club of San Francisco
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Poets' & Writers' Guild, New York City, NY
Association for Poetry Therapy
Ina Coolbrith Circle
Poetry Society of America
Pen & Pencil Club, Philadelphia, PA
Academy of American Poets
American Poetry Center