niaw2021
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California Redbuds (HGaE, 2nd poem)
The love poems in Hope Gives a Eulogy are some of my favorite. Because a love story faced with infertility is daunting. But that love story is also stunning in its resolve, commitment, and depth. This particular moment in “California Redbuds” was one of the hardest in my life. It was like being in a… Continue reading
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Announcement (HGaE, 1st poem)
I learned to celebrate/rejoice over new, little life but what I felt was overwhelming loss. Baby after baby after baby while I heard no after no after no after no. This poem expresses the depth of that pain. Infertility feels like losing your dreams and your life. And it also feels like losing your friends… Continue reading
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For National Infertility Awareness Week. . .
It’s #NationalInfertilityAwarenessWeek and you know what? There needs to be more poems about how rich a family is with no children. More poems that end as sad as infertility feels. More poems giving beautiful wings to our altered timelines and this abrupt grief lasting years. More poems about complete healing that have nothing to do… Continue reading
Sierra V. Fedorko 