Curated by Melissa Joplin Higley   Maria Lisella, At the Hour of Now, Bordighera Press, April 2026, poetry Maria Lisella’s newest collection At the Hour of Now tells the unflinchingly honest story of ...

to love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you’ve held dear crumbles like burnt paper in your hands, your throat filled…

The diagnosis. The C9orf72 gene. The telling, the children, the mother. The hiking stick, the cane, the rolling walker. The lift chair, the gait belt, the ramps. The hospital bed. The power wheelchair...

NANCY HUGGETT For Better or for WorseI married the ocean, now life is a daily drowning. When the tide retreats, I lie beached, until I can push myself up to comb the wrack zone for treasure. Sun-bleac...

In fact, in many ways, it can be argued that today a writer’s task actually shifts into high gear after the contract has been signed. And writers have to be prepared for that. They need to be read...

Writing is a powerful tool for transforming grief and loss. Facilitated by Rayya Liebich, this online workshop invites you to explore your personal story, connect with fellow grievers, and honour your...

And that’s good

There’s a poet in your way. She’s pink as a newborn, bright as the one star that heats the planet. Such warmth, Iceman, of course you’re terrified.

Cindy Shebley   CC Step One (of the Twelve), 1985 In a field outside Crookston, Minnesota,  my brother, me. The wideness  of indigo sky—a rusty darkness  like a half-ton truck parked  under a...

Within these lyrically rich poems, Appalachia is a kind of Eden, a paradise spoiled by humanity. Eve, the first mother, becomes a starting point for the speaker’s exploration of what it means to be a ...