60-year-old Donna Swanson lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Jobs she has held in the past include Poet and Captioner. Tom Waits, Laurie Anderson, King Crimson, Joss Stone, Jethro Tull, Roger Miller, Steve Earle and Mungo Jerry are among her favorite bands. The Color Purple, A Little Princess, The Miracle Worker and Splendor In The Grass are her favorite movies.