. Two of her books, "Stars at Noon" and "Imaginary Men," were the subjects of feature interviews on NPR's "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered." Her writing is often set in or influenced by life in the State of Florida. Shomer was Poetry Series Editor for the University of Arkansas Press from 2002-2015, and has taught at many universities, including the University of Arkansas, Florida State University, and the Ohio State University, where she was the Thurber House Writer-in-Residence.