She is a member of the Yale Working Group in Contemporary Poetry, the Hamden Arts Commission, and the New Haven Chapter of the Connecticut Poetry Society. Marita began writing poetry in high school and found haiku as a student at MIT in the 70's where she was an editor of a poetry magazine. With a PhD in biochemistry she has several publications in scientific journals, but would much rather write poetry. She organized a haiku night and contest with the Hamden Arts Commission and is focusing on a variety of "pan-artistic" projects and events that celebrate the expression of creativity in a variety of mediums. Her haiku have been published in Frogpond, bottle rockets and Modern Haiku. She plays classical piano and loves to sing, especially the blues. She is cofounder of the Connecticut Haiku Group.