Donna J. Stone

**Donna J. Stone** was an award-winning poet and philanthropist. Her works included numerous individually published poems, as well as a collection entitled [*Wielder of Words*][1] (© 1991 Donna J. Stone, © 2010 Stonegate Press) that was named the American Poetry Society’s 1991 Book of the Year. *Wielder of Words*, edited by [Dr. Christopher Stone][2], Ms. Stone's younger son, is now in its second printing. Some of Ms. Stone’s best-known poems are still included in other publications, as well.<p></p> In addition …