Aurora Levins Morales describes herself as a writer of “poetically written prose,” an artist and an historian, as well as an activist, healer and revolutionary.  Now living in Massachusetts, USA, she has been involved in Middle East peace work in various ways since the 1980s. The best way to get a picture of her overall work is to browse her website: www.auroralevinsmorales.com. Aurora is active in the Jewish Voice for Peace Artists Council and is a member of PEN, which supports freedom of expression and the civil and human rights of writers everywhere.