Journey to Crone

Book excerpt: Celebrating women, this collection of 108 poems by 80 women explores the theme of maiden, mother and crone. It highlights the many personal aspects of womanhood and offers fresh and thought provoking perspectives on what it means to be female. Insightful and inspiring, this anthology showcases original poetry from the following international writers: Susan Adams, Carol Alexander, Tina Culp Barton, Allie Marini Batts, JoAnne Bauer, Dominika Bednarska, Carolyn Belcher, Kelly Bird, Paola Borella, Naomi Lynn Bouriaque, Maureen Bowden, Maggie Butler, Miki Byrne, Valentina Cano, Ann Cefola, Tracey Clark, Victoria Cole, Alyssa Cooper, Barbara Crooker, Tracy Davidson, Rachel Davies, Amber Decker, Rani Drew, V F Elliott, Laura Eppinger, Kate Falvey, Marta Ferguson, Deborah Finkelstein, Gretchen Fletcher, Ann Gibson, Kathie Giorgio, Ellie Golder, M M Lynne Guay, Martha Phelan Hayes, Jenny Hockey, Cher Holt-Fortin, Kate Hutchinson, Sandra L Ireland, Diane Jackman, Kristina Jensen, Anna Kiss, April Krassner, Maude Larke, Kyle Laws, Sally Long, Sue Mackrell, Eileen Malone, Arlene L Mandell, Katie Manning, Gretchen Matis, Janet McCann, Tatia Nichols-Arles, Christina Pacosz, Susie Paul, Danielle Angela Pegg, Tara C Rogers, M S Rooney, Lori Rottenberg, Katherine DiBella Seluja, Mary Shanley, Hilary Sideris, Kelly Stiles, Janet Sunderland, Rachel Sutcliffe, Anne Swannell, Kerry Trautman, Meredith Trede, Zoe Torsney, Francine van den Berg, Claudia Van Gerven, Dianalee Velie, Karina Vidler, Sarah Elizabeth Brown Weitzman, Kory Wells, Katharine Wheeler, Allyson Whipple, Barbara Wiedemann, Jessica Wright, Abigail Wyatt, Cherise Wyneken