Sylvia Ahrens has published several collections of poetry under the name Allison Thorpe, including Thoughts While Swinging a Wild Child in a Green Mesh Hammock (Janze Publications), Swooning and Other Art Forms (a National Federation of State Poetry Societies chapbook winner), What She Sees (White Knuckle Press), Dorothy’s Glasses (Finishing Line Press), and The Shepherds of Tenth Avenue (Finishing Line Press). She mentors poetry and women’s writing.

Writing Mentor Service Topics: poetry,  women’s writing, editing, revising, and proofreading.