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- Fall 2024 UpdateI’ve been busy pursuing the MFA in Creative Writing at the University of St. Thomas, a remarkable, ground-breaking program. My projected graduation date is May 2025, after which, perhaps, I’ll have more time to keep my website updated! This fall I’ll be attending the Catholic Imagination Conference at Notre Dame. A few months later, I’ll… Read More »Fall 2024 Update
- Publications, Conferences, and Interviews, Oh My!In the fall of 2022, I had the great joy of reading my poetry at the Future of the Catholic Literary Imagination Conference on a panel representing students of the University of St. Thomas MFA in Creative Writing program. I was honored to read with Paul Pastor, Dorian Speed, and Seth Wiek. Program Director James… Read More »Publications, Conferences, and Interviews, Oh My!
- Read two poems, up at Reformed Journal nowReformed Journal has published two poems, “What the Hunter Has Forgotten” and “Grief’s Handiwork: An Allegory.” These pieces are special because they are the first fruits of my journey through the MFA program at University of St. Thomas. (You can learn more about this remarkable, one-of-a-kind program here.) Fellow writers, one way to connect with… Read More »Read two poems, up at Reformed Journal now
- Grotto Network publishes Lesley’s poem on a card to comfort grieving parentsGrotto Network recently published Lesley’s poem “Lost One” on a card for parents who have experienced pregnancy loss. Access the free printable card here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by GrottoNetwork (@grottonetwork)
- Calling the Garden from the Grave wins 2nd place in the National Federation of Press Women ContestCalling the Garden from the Grave won 2nd place among books of creative verse in the National Federation of Press Women 2021 Communications Contest. Lesley was among the communicators from throughout the United States who were honored June 11, during a National Federation of Press Women Zoom communications contest ceremony. Nearly 2,000 entries were submitted… Read More »Calling the Garden from the Grave wins 2nd place in the National Federation of Press Women Contest
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Lesley Clinton’s Calling the Garden from the Grave is a book of paradoxes, and of wishes. Opposites attract, Clinton might say: with magic, the “churning salt-breeze / of elsewhere.” I was delighted to see so much range and surprise. This is a chapbook to be read and savored.
Kim Bridgford, Editor-in-Chief of Mezzo Cammin