I wrote poetry all through high school and college. It was the way I processed life and relationships.
As a busy wife and mother, poetry slipped through my fingers, replaced with calendar squares, newsletters and permission slips.
It eluded me when I launched into journalism, becoming buried beneath deadlines, column inches, nonfiction anthologies and a book of World War II love stories.
My house emptied and life quieted a bit.
That’s when poetry found me again. It felt like reconnecting with an old friend.
I’m so delighted to have two poems included in this new anthology “Down River, Deep Root,” published by Carbonation Press.
This is an anthology of poetry featuring many voices and persepctives about Spokane, Washington, or by poets who have lived in Spokane. The themes of this book include home, roots, and liminality.
Here’s a link.
Cindy Hval 