Theresa Werba (formerly Rodriguez) is the author of eight books, including What Was and Is: Formal Poetry and Free Verse , which explores the creative process, love and loss, aging, notable historical figures, neurodivergence, and religious disillusionment in forms such as the sonnet, villanelle, ode, pantoum, and triolet, as well as nonce forms and free verse. She is the author of Sonnets, a collection of 65 sonnets in Shakespearean, Spenserian, Petrarchan, and hybrid forms, a revised and enlarged edition of which will be available by January 2026.
Her work has appeared in such journals and publications as The Scarlet Leaf Review, The Wilderness House Literary Review, Spindrift, The Shakespeare-Oxford Fellowship, Mezzo Cammin, The Wombwell Rainbow, Fevers of the Mind, The Art of Autism, Serotonin, The Road Not Taken, The Jewish Writing Project, The Epoch Times, and the Society of Classical Poets Journal.
Theresa is also the author of Finally Autistic: Finding My Autism Diagnosis as a Middle-Aged Female,, When Adoption Fails: Abuse, Autism, and the Search for My Identity, and Warning Signs of Abuse: Get Out Early and Stay Free Forever.
Theresa is a contributing writer for Classical Singer magazine, where she writes on a myriad of topics of interest to Classical singers.. She holds a Master of Music with distinction in voice pedagogy and performance from Westminster Choir College and is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Theresa has appeared on Classical Poets Live where she discusses musicality and elocution in formal poetry. Her dramatic poetry readings, interviews, and singing may be found on
Theresa Werba is a joyful mother of six and grandmother of seven. A native Manhattanite, she has lived in Pennsylvania for over 30 years.
Her website is www.theresawerba.com.
Theresa’s poetry published by the Society of Classical Poets can be found here:
https://classicalpoets.org/?s=theresa+rodriguez
and here:
https://www.classicalpoets.org/?s=theresa+werba
Photo of poet by Gloria Farrisi