Category: Poetry

Discover Your Potential

Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Hispanic, overweight,lonely, and insecurefrom eight to sixteen,I’m not sure? The doctor said no morerice or tortillas …WHAT —

Old Woman in a Hospital Bed

Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Quietly I rest, but solitude closes in.No noise is noisier than no noise at all.I’m fading, blanched white

Sumpter

Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents I packed up and headed toward Sumpter after googling weird shit to do in Wisconsin within 50 miles

Living the Hard Times Out Loud

This beautiful poem by “a mother on a mission to help families and caregivers navigate life with differently-abled kids” presents the powerful story of Noah Williams. Noah lives an extraordinary life as an artist, athlete, and public speaker, as he deals daily with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and visual impairment. As Naomi’s words flow through the poem, they detail his lifelong struggle, and the love of people who join in his joy of living and help him navigate his days. “The best that is in him keeps unfolding into the spaces so many help open and hold.”

“The Hat”

Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents My husband was so strong, athletic, caring. I fell in love with him when I witnessed how gently