Bonnie Eldred

Bonnie Eldred resides on Boca Ciega Bay in Madeira Beach with her husband Marlin. Their four sons grew up in this natural environment overlooking unspoiled mangrove islands. Although self-taught in the field of biology, it was inevitable that Bonnie Eldred would find a new career in marine science. In 1955, she helped to establish a University of Florida Red Tide field station in St. Petersburg. Later under the auspices of the Florida Department of Natural Resources, this small field station grew to a large world-renowned marine research laboratory. Bonnie Eldred's role as a marine biologist expanded as a world expert on shrimp biology. After 17 years in marine research, Bonnie Eldred retired to explore new dimensions of life. A visit into her home portrays the duality of this Gemini person. In her poetry and graphics, she brings you into the present by brutally putting Mother Nature and man in their place. In "MOTHER NATURE IS A BITCH", Bonnie Eldred is the mistress of a good many free-swinging words that take Old Mother Nature and expose the "lady" for what she is. Mrs. Eldred has not neglected to take mankind down also by pointedly pointing to the close relationship between Mother Nature and Mankind. In abandoning her Marine Biologist role for that of purveyor of a vivid, analogous poetic form, Mrs. Eldred displays a fresh and unique talent for dealing realistically with her subject matter. To those who like their Mother Nature quietly but lavishly entombed in moonlight and roses, "MOTHER NATURE IS A BITCH" will come as a shocker. But however she is preferred, Mrs. Eldred's book will be an eye-opener on "Mother's" true status in the scheme of things.

Read MOTHER NATURE IS A BITCH, a poem by Bonnie Eldred.



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