Marie Marchand has been writing poetry for 35 years to find healing for herself and the world. She is the first Poet Laureate of Ellensburg, WA. Her poetry has been published in
Catamaran Literary Reader,
California Quarterly,
Paterson Literary Review,
Tiny Seed Journal, and
Anti-Heroin Chic, with poems forthcoming in
Crannóg Magazine and
The Awakenings Review. Her second poetry collection
Gifts to the Attentive was published by Winter Goose Publishing in May 2022. She is also a mental health advocate and founder of
Maitri Poetry, a collaborative space. Read her work at
mishiepoet.com and follow her
@mishiepoet.
Photo credit: Sami Jo Photo
How does a poem begin?
A poem begins with a connection to something or someone, or a perceived connection between two or more things—such as sunlight and willows, or birds and wind—and my desire to explore this connection, the underpinning of which is most often Beauty. The beginning of a poem is a nudge, hint, or whisper begging for deeper exploration.
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