Portraits is a book of poems about people, places, events, relationships that have stayed in my memory for some particular reason. I meet many new people daily, and I learn from them and their stories. Each poem is a portrait of the person or the situation they experienced. I hope the reader will enjoy these poems.

Regina Alberty is a poet by avocation and a lawyer by profession. She is a longtime resident of the City of New York. Her poetry speaks of her daily experiences in a constantly changing urban environment. The author acknowledges that the City has been preeminent in the development of her appreciation for those moments when the only thing to do is to record an emotional response to an event that transcends familiarity.