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Poem Published in Anthology

Posted on December 8, 2025
/Under Poetry

My poem, “A Breath Taking Sensation,” has been published in the 30th Annual Poetry Ink anthology (Moonstone Press, 2025).

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Virtual Reading 30th Poetry Ink
Poem Published in Anthology
Poetry Chapbook Accepted for Publication
Poem Published in The Broadkill Review
Poem Published in Cool Beans Lit

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An excerpt from THE SECRET TO FLYING

When I was a little girl, I thought of my mother as a beautiful bird with clipped wings. I wasn't beautiful like she was, but I was determined to learn how to fly. She used to take me for flying lessons on a stretch of sand that ran along the Little Red River. She'd lie back with her knees pulled toward her chest and arch her ankles. I'd position my bottom on the soles of her feet and prepare myself for flight. "Close your eyes, Donita," she'd say, her voice as soothing as river water rolling downstream. "And release everything that weighs you down."

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Virtual Reading 30th Poetry Ink
Poem Published in Anthology
Poetry Chapbook Accepted for Publication
Poem Published in The Broadkill Review
Poem Published in Cool Beans Lit

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