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	I Want You To Know *I Want You to Know* contains pieces written by the women of the Daughters of Discs, Queens of Cups, Six of Swords, and Women of Wands. These writings, birthed in the group studio, then crafted and polished, speak to the power of the process of writing in community. Inspiration for the pieces has been in the form of poetry and prose, which we have read together – Robert Hass, Mary Oliver, Pablo Neruda, Nikki Giovanni, Jane Hirshfield, Billy Collins, Eavan Boland, Czeslaw Milosz, Ellen Bass, Marie Howe, Marge Piercy, Derek Walcott, Mevlana Jallaluddin Rumi, David Whyte, and countless others. We have also used a number of writing exercises, seeds gathered from each other, images, colors and objects as springboards from which to write and develop our craft. Contributing Authors: Lorraine Almeida Nancy Bisio Caroline Brumleve Sharon Buquen Christine Dietrich Cragg Suzanne Child Dawson Rachel de Baere Susan Ford Maureen Heagney Melissa Honig Jessica Jones Cynthia Kami Kari Kobil Heidi Lyss Richelle McClain J S Nahani Lee Meryl Senior Marilyn Steele Mary Reynolds Thompson Jerrie Wacholder Nancy Warfield Leslie Warren Jacquelyn Wells Excerpts: An Egregious Attempt to Sugarcoat Loss by Maureen Heagney White by Mary Reynolds Thompson Strong Woman by Richelle McClain I Want You to Know by Rachel de Baere Going Crazy in Mallorca by Nancy Bisio Table of Contents Introduction Lorraine Almeida Mourning Dove A New Canvas Personal Myth Imperative Nancy Bisio Purple Summer Hollow Secrets Unnamed Going Crazy in Mallorca Caroline Brumleve The Piano Nightwatch Alligators Sharon Buquen Bridge Christine Dietrich Cragg How I Learned to Pick an Orange Strong is What We Make Each Other Why? Suzanne Child Dawson Where is the Music? Duchess Evening at the Ball Rachel de Baere I Want You to Know Susan Ford Making Something Beautiful Maureen Heagney Ramblings on the Apple Love on a Napkin Woman Reports Disturbance An Egregious Attempt to Sugarcoat Loss Melissa Honig Paisley Cotton Dress Summer Blessings Poem for Seth Jessica Jones i know a hummingbird Flow Through Me Hope Cynthia Ann Kami Nocturne Solitude Evening Palette Daughter of Discs Kari Kobil Resurrection The Meeting Kite Heidi Lyss What We Find, Late One Night Reflections Joy Richelle McClain Mother Sugar Strong Woman JS Nahani 'Til Justice Flows Scrambled Egg White Reunion Lee Meryl Senior He Died Twice for His Country Tomatoes The Art of Procrastination Marilyn Steele Priorities Valentine's Day Mary Reynolds Thompson On Leaving England for America White Jerrie Wacholder A Grandmother's Album Rain Questions for My Beloved Gloves on Geary Street Nancy Warfield Piano Lessons Shovel Why Can't I? Leslie Warren Roots Before and After Jacquelyn Wells Bob Dylan White Noise Dylan The Writers Afterword
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