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By Ronna Magy
Ronna Magy’s recent writings appear in Cholla Needles, Women in a Golden State, Sinister Wisdom, Rise Up Review, The Los Angeles Press, Persimmon Tree, and Wild Crone Wisdom. An alumna of the Napa Valley Writer’s Conference, she was honored by West Hollywood as a civil rights hero. Ronna has curated readings of seasoned queer women poets for the Circa Queer Histories and Outright Festivals. She’s a retired ESL instructor and textbook author.
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Ronna... so powerful and tender to hear you reading this poem from your heart. Thank you.
oh my heart. so beautiful.