- Copper Canyon has been invested in Jane Miller's work for nearly 20 years, and this is the fifth book we've published - In our "Weird Review Quotes" file, Jane has a doozy: "Reading Jane Miller's poetry is like channel-surfing on acid." - Palace of Pearls was written in a fever-pitch of inspiration, over one summer--"the writing came fast, everyday," she says. What she doesn't say is that it's brilliant. - she got her MFA from Iowa and has taught at the prestigious University of Arizona program since 1987