This poem is one of the things I am proudest of writing over the course of March-Nov 2020. I've grown dahlias every year since, and think of my grandmother with every bloom. It is incredibly special to see it out in the world!
ReckoningNew today from Reckoning X, our 10th anniversary issue: "On Leafing" by @dyanisabin.bsky.social, a poem about living through crisis, grieving, and growing into the person who can carry on your ancestors' principles: reckoning.press/on-leafing/