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I have been a fan of Cathy Warner’s poetry for years, and Difficult Gifts is her best collection yet. From her exquisitely detailed personifications of the natural world to the laying bare of her vulnerabilities (which are also ours), to the way in which she transcends the daily by transforming it into something holy, Warner will make you laugh, cry, think, and wax nostalgic—sometimes all at the same time. Her chapter of COVID poems was a powerful reflection of our communal struggle. Her tribute (Perseids) to her sister-in-law made me cry, and the lament she wrote about her agonized vigil during her husband’s heart surgery will touch anyone who has ever feared the loss of a loved one. Warner is a natural-born storyteller, and I highly recommend this book.
   –Sue Magrath, The Salvation of Poetry: A Novel
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Cathy Warner's Home By Another Road takes us down the highway of reflection and, whether she is the driver or the passenger, it's a journey that asks all the big questions: Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? What is home? Warner uses every map available to answer these questions and we are fortunate to have an honest narrator at the wheel. While navigating the complicated territory of family, faith, forgiveness, regret, and redemption, she clearly understands we all must pay the toll for the right of passage we call life. Warner has the rare insight to acknowledge all the sadness and grief buckled up beside her while never forgetting to look in the rear-view mirror where joy sits patiently in the back seat, waiting for her to take up her pen.
    –Carey Taylor, The Lure of Impermanence
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​Burnt Offerings is filled with poems about life and death, family and faith, hope and despair, creativity and questions. From Billy Collins and Smokey the Bear to Jesus, from kombucha to the Eucharist, from kindling and forest fires to ash and ember, Cathy Warner employs metaphor, humility, and humor to explore the spiritual life.

The first poem I read by Cathy Warner was clear evidence that one day she would be known by many as a gifted poet. That day has come. Her poetry will take you on an adventure of faith that passes through joy, surprise, sorrow, laughter, birth, memory, and more.  As in life the path is unpredictable and your soul will be deeply nourished. 
​   –Beverly J. Shamana, Seeing in the Dark

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In Poemographs for Peace, community poets from Washington and beyond participated in a weekly photo prompt project. In addition to penning a wide range of engaging poetry, the contributors made financial contributions to a variety of worthy relief efforts in war-torn Ukraine. All royalties from the sale of  Poemographs for Peace are donated to the Ukraine aid projects of World Central Kitchen and the United Methodist Committee on Relief, where 100% of contributions fund projects without administrative fees.
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Thirty photos in thirty days. More than a dozen poets let their creativity loose in response to images appearing in their inbox every day of April 2021. The result: Poemographs. This anthology is their contribution to National Poetry Month and a snapshot of the ongoing conversation between writing, art, inspiration, and creativity. Turn the pages and follow the photographer and poets as they share imaginative journeys to unique destinations.
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Viral Verse: Poetry of the Pandemic is a vibrant anthology of 70 poems contributed by 24 U.S. poets. The outgrowth of a virtual community writing on daily prompts while sheltering at home during the COVD-19 crisis, Viral Verse is an exploration of, and antidote to, the daily news cycle. These 24 writers brilliantly convey the beauty and terror of human experience in the world we inhabit as they speak to this particular moment—social distancing, flattening the curve, Zoom—and beyond. In these pages they carve out space for worry and welcome, pain and possibility, humor and hope, fear and faith, nature and nurture, yearning and you. Join them.