"Karen Lee Oliver's Flights from Fairyland is a poetic medley addressing myriad topics, from philosophical questions surrounding identity and truth to contemplations of nature and considerations of fictional and historical figures as diverse as Gertrude Stein and Cinderella.This book is comprised of free verse and rhyming poems, most written in English and a few in French.Oliver's collection offers some rewards." - BlueInk Review Book Synopsis:Are you interested in Flights from Fairyland? This is a collection of fairy-tale stories of love, life and death compiled in a short book of poetry. Some of the poems are in French to add a new dimension to the complete work and a touch of artistry to its poetic sense. Flights from Fairyland was written to entertain readers of all ages and backgrounds. It is a strong work for the imagination, and it is full of imagery and thoughts that everyone can relate to. Autobiography:Karen Lee Oliver was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on October 1, 1959. She studied at St. Agnes School for girls and graduated High School with Honors from Rhodes Preparatory School in New York City in 1976. She obtained a B.A. degree in English Literature from the State University of New York at Albany in 1981. Ms. Oliver has been writing her own poetry since 1986 and has published three works of poetry with her publisher, Xlibris; Pergola in 2002, Tales From the Mirwood in 2005 and Tranquility, Solitude and Other Poems in 2015, a recommended read by Blue Ink Review, 2016.