Floriana (Berdyck) Hall, poet and author of nine inspirational books, five nonfiction and four poetry, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. 10/02/27. After many moves, her family settled in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on 12/7/41. Floriana graduated June 1945 from Cuyahoga Falls High (Distinguished Alumna), eleventh in a class of 167. Her English and literature teachers taught her all she needed to know about writing. She attended Akron University business school.

Floriana married Robert E. Hall, a World War II veteran, on 12/31/48, and they have five children, nine grandchildren, and one great granddaughter. She worked for General Tire & Rubber Company as a private secretary at the age of 17, and later worked for the Chemical Workers Union, Summit County Courthouse, and Akron Legal News.

Floriana is the founder and coordinator of The Poet's Nook at Cuyahoga Falls Library, and editor of The Poet's Nook's three books. She has won many poetry prizes. Her poetry and short stories are published in the United States, England, France and India.

She teaches poetry for www.LssWritingSchool.com under YOU, ME, AND POETRY. She has been inducted into WHO'S WHO IN US WRITERS, EDITORS AND POETS, WHO'S WHO IN INTERNATIONAL POETRY, MARQUIS WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA. Her works have been compared to the style of Poe and Hawthorne by Taj Mahal Review.

Although Floriana has written all of her life, her family was her priority until her children were raised. When she was 68 years old, she was inspired in church to write her first published poem, LOVE NEVER DIES, which won the Editor's Choice Award. Floriana is still active in her church and has been a volunteer for many other organizations. She feels that all of her accomplishments are a gift from God. After an out of body experience as a child, she knows that heaven and angels are waiting for all of us.

Her philosophy of life is 'The secret of life is not to take it personally'.

Contact: HAFLORIA@sbcglobal.net