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Selena’s early years were spent moving across much of the United States. In 1974 she returned to central Connecticut, her birthplace, where she currently resides. Selena began writing poetry to cope with the feelings that arise from the upheaval of a difficult home life; and in the process, developed a passion for expressing herself through the written word. Selena’s grandmother was a source of inspiration in her early years, and she continues to surround herself with the people she most admires and respects. She enjoys reading the works of Walt Whitman, Jack Kerouac, Emily Dickinson, and Sylvia Plath, to name a few. She believes that your past does not define who you are, but that you define your past. A positive attitude is key to her successes, both past and present. Her two favorite quotes are also mantras that she lives by: “I’d rather fail trying than to fail by default.” And, by Peter McWilliams— “Come to the edge,” he said. They said, “We are afraid.” “Come to the edge,” he said. They came. He pushed them… And they flew” Fingerprint:Show digital fingerprint acf0c2c84ee80d5bf845b8a41a1c3855dd14f447fcd9ffb64fde82856a197e9a