Editors Stacy Russo and Julie Artman of Wild Librarian Press (Santa Ana, California) offer a new anthology of poetry and stories worth savouring. Just published ‘WILD CRONE WISDOM, POETRY AND STORIES” embraces poetry of depth and character. In pushing aside the negativity surrounding the term, ‘crone,’ the editors created a collection that embraces crones, women in old(er) age with “…complexity, ambiguity, and the wisdom found in the dark and light” their stage of life brings.
In the prose poem, “I wear scars on the inside,” JC pulls no punches in revealing as much about herself as she does the subjects of her observations — women in a changing room at a local pool after an aquafit workout. “Do-si-do,” is a dance of sorts between the poet, a long-time friend of an artist now in decline, and the artist herself, who no longer remembers their relationship.
On October 28, most of the contributors to the collection were on hand for a reading on Zoom. “Having heard these fine writers read their own work added so much to my appreciation of the anthology. I am honoured that my poems appear in this fine anthology, “JC noted. Contributors include poets and authors writing in Canada, the US, France, and India. JC appears to be one of two Canadians in the mix. Copies are available from https://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-crone-wisdom-poetry-and-stories-stacy-russo/20514200?ean=9781737675938.
“WILD CRONE WISDOM” online reading October 28 featured two poems by JC Sulzenko
Editors Stacy Russo and Julie Artman of Wild Librarian Press (Santa Ana, California) offer a new anthology of poetry and stories worth savouring. Just published ‘WILD CRONE WISDOM, POETRY AND STORIES” embraces poetry of depth and character. In pushing aside the negativity surrounding the term, ‘crone,’ the editors created a collection that embraces crones, women in old(er) age with “…complexity, ambiguity, and the wisdom found in the dark and light” their stage of life brings.
In the prose poem, “I wear scars on the inside,” JC pulls no punches in revealing as much about herself as she does the subjects of her observations — women in a changing room at a local pool after an aquafit workout. “Do-si-do,” is a dance of sorts between the poet, a long-time friend of an artist now in decline, and the artist herself, who no longer remembers their relationship.
On October 28, most of the contributors to the collection were on hand for a reading on Zoom. “Having heard these fine writers read their own work added so much to my appreciation of the anthology. I am honoured that my poems appear in this fine anthology, “JC noted. Contributors include poets and authors writing in Canada, the US, France, and India. JC appears to be one of two Canadians in the mix. Copies are available from https://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-crone-wisdom-poetry-and-stories-stacy-russo/20514200?ean=9781737675938.
For information on the press, please go to: https://www.wildlibrarianpress.com
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