Originally from upstate New York, she has spent extensive time enjoying and writing about nature and studying Native American culture. Many of her poetic works are inspired by these passions, including her poem, “The Goose” upon which her first novel, The Goose and The Crone, is based. “The Goose” was originally published in the “Voices of the Heartland” anthology. White has also been recognized as an Editors’ Choice Poet Scholar by the International Library of Poetry for her poem “White Buffalo Calf Woman.”