This poem is from the chapbook Paddling the Sweet Spot Between Life and Death by Laura E. Garrard (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/paddling-the-sweet-spot-between-life-and-death-by-laura-e-garrard/
Poet and Pushcart Prize nominee Laura E. Garrard writes from the Olympic Peninsula. She holds a master’s in journalism and worked in publishing before living in mountain towns. Through scholarships, she has studied with renowned instructors at the Port Townsend Writers Conference. Her work has appeared in TulipTree Review, Bellevue Literary Review, Amethyst Review, and others.
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