Poet and author Alise Versella of Lacey Township has released her fourth book of poetry, When Wolves Become Birds, from Golden Dragonfly Press. It’s a call to action – to the girl figuring out how to shed insecurities and trust herself and to the woman finding herself at a crossroads: “Wolf Girl, Get Back Your Wings, and Dare to Fly.”

Versella is a member of the Barnegat Poets Society and a participant in the 2019 Painted Poetry exhibition that was held at the Long Beach Island branch of the…