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This poem is from the chapbook Initial V Scar by Veronica Hosking (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/initial-v-scar-by-veronica-hosking/
Veronica Hosking is a wife, mother, and poet born with cerebral palsy. She was the poetry editor for MaMaZina magazine from 2006-2011. Her poems have been featured online and in print anthologies: Silver Birch Press, Poetry Pea, Arizona Matsuri, Heterodox Haiku Journal and Pure Haiku. She received her first pushcart prize nomination in 2024. Her poetry blog is https://vhosking.wordpress.com
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