I realized that I needed to give myself permission to prioritize the writing, to give it time and light and breath and to introduce new enrichments into its enclosure, as it were, through solo travel and other self-tending.

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"These Bodies" written by Maria McLeod; Bookmark design and letterpress printed by Ryan Kaune

Pittsburgh-based printmaker, Ryan Kaune, creates a letterpress version of Ann Wilberton's poem, A Salt Marsh House.

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