Out in the bookshelves
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Anthology from Vita Brevis Press
Love and loss are inevitable emotions, which everyone deals with over time. In order to love, one must accept the potential of loss. It’s sorrow that makes love more poignant. I’m proud to have two poems in a new anthology focusing on these important topics: What is All This Sweet Work?: A Poetry Anthology About Love and Loss, out now from Vita Brevis Press. Both my poems focus on loss (you’re shocked, right?). “The Weight of My Being” is about grieving a loved one and “Shadow of My Former Self” centers on the loss of love. Copies are available in paperback and e-book from Vita Brevis on Amazon.
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Anthology from Orchard Lea Books
Cancer is not a stranger to me. I’ve known it intimately since childhood. Almost every aspect of the cancer journey has been a part of my life from family to friend to caregiver to working with cancer patients to patient. My most recent experience with cancer turned into a not yet, but I know that doesn’t happen for so many others. I’m proud to have a poem in a new anthology highlighting the many facets of cancer in our lives: Close Up: Poems on Cancer, Grief, Hope, and Healing, out now from Orchard Lea Books. My poem “Life Line” explores my experience with chemotherapy treatment and the weight of illness…