• Life Seasons

    Life Seasons, a new collection of poems by Gail Lipe to be released on May 9. This book takes you on a journey through the seasons of life, from summer’s nurturing, to fall’s loss, to the darkness of winter and finally the hope of spring. At once beautiful, somber, piercing and joyful, Life Seasons’ accessible […]

  • Being outside

    Being outside

    I was at a reading last night in which the author posed a question asking if the land speaks to you. It is amazing how much outside speaks to me! The following poem speaks of a time where the wilderness felt like home. Home Silence, my purposeful steps on the trail the only sound, meadow […]

  • Finding permission to be called a writer

    I am a writer.   It is that simple. I AM a writer.   How can I call myself a writer when there is little current evidence of my craft? That question often plagues me and holds me down like a wrecking ball resting on a pile of broken walls. I also transfer that question into others, […]