Jill Niebuhr has gotten awards for several poems including In Light, Playground, and Disrupted. She has read poems at funerals and shows. She writes about madness, boldness, being a victim of rape, nature, and salvation. There is a chapter about learning to love and one of haiku. She is currently getting a degree in Political Science, known as Musician Jmn, and writing new poems and new songs at a positive and encouraging point in life. She plays piano and has also played in a band. She used to speak for the NAMI In Our Own Voice program, and ran for City Council of Saint Peter, MN last year.