Mo(u)rning Rituals

The poet will be joined in conversation with David Mihalyov.

Published by Kelsay Books in 2024, “Mo(u)rning Rituals offers us a remarkably powerful combination of poetic craft and tragic eloquence in its evocation of childlessness . . . the ghosts of children who never were, of lost selves, of lives that will never be lived, portrayed with unflinching courage. It packs an extraordinary punch with its honesty and beauty of languages. By any standard, this collection is an extraordinary achievement.” —Susan Castillo Street, Harriet Beecher Stowe Professor Emerita, Kings College

Heidi Slettedahl is a US-UK dual national who began writing poetry at age 10 after a chance encounter with the poet Nancy Paddock. Her creative work has been published in a variety of literary journals. Under the name “Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson,” she is the author of numerous scholarly articles and seven academic books, most recently, Introduction to Margaret Atwood (Cambridge University Press, 2010). She taught creative writing, American literature, and women’s literature in the United Kingdom before returning to the US to pursue an administrative career in higher education. She is currently working on two novels.

David Mihalyov’s poems and short fiction have appeared in more than two dozen journals. His poetry collection, A Safe Distance, was published by Main Street Rag Press in 2022. David is a peer reviewer for the Whale Road Review.

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