Hoods of Motherhood: A Collection of Poems — I’ve heard it all, from those who undermine family values and hail child-free living, to others who shove family values so far down other peoples’ throats that it leads to abortion bans. These days everyone is a self-proclaimed expert. I don’t claim to be an expert but I do claim…

a poem — If standing up for yourself burns a bridge, I have matches. We ride at dawn. — Unknown She begged her to save her or herself or her and herself or was it herself to make an example to set the example but she wouldn’t draw that line in the sand she wouldn't or couldn't put it down…

I would rather be a “villain” than a doormat. — The longer I live, the more I realize others will have a reaction when I don’t let them push me around. The reactions can vary from respect to disdain and even extend to malice. …

I’m on a mission to preserve all that is on the line. — These days literary works are under threat from all directions. If it’s not book banning, library hating, fear-mongering, extremist Christians, who vilify literature and ban divergent thinking, then it’s the social justice warriors. …

And that ought to be respected — The way one celebrates Mother’s Day is a personal choice. One that deserves respect for differences. …

A book for anyone and everyone who ever had to learn to love themselves the way they love others — HOT NEW RELEASE! Hoods of Motherhood is a HOT NEW RELEASE on Amazon.ca in Canadian Poetry! How do we reconcile the outdated notions of being a selfless matriarch with a modern-day understanding that being a mom is about learning to give back to yourself in order to give to others? How do we learn to accept what it is we wish to hold from our matriarchs…

Newsletter 23 — Put It To Rest is pleased to highlight the featured poetry submissions to the April Poetry Month Prompt Challenge on rewriting and rewiring our own narrative to find empowerment. …

If you want to know how messed up society is when it comes to body image all you have to do is consider how scrutinized women’s breasts are. While, on the one hand, society has a sick preoccupation with romanticizing breast reductions, on the other hand, small breasts are mocked, fake boobs are idolized, and big breasts are shamed. Like the time I was at the gym in my 20s and overheard a woman tell a friend that…

National Poetry Month: Jewish American Women Poets — Did you know that the penned poem on the Statue of Liberty was written by Emma Lazarus, A Jewish American Poet? According to The Poetry Foundation: Emma Lazarus was born in New York City to a wealthy family and educated by private tutors. She began writing and translating poetry as…