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About Cheryl Pallant

Cheryl Pallant has published several books of poetry, most recently Her Body Listening (BlazeVOX Books). She also has several nonfiction books including Writing and the Body in Motion: Awakening Voice through Somatic Practice. She teaches dance and writing at University of Richmond.

Two poems from Stilled Somewhere Possible by Cheryl Pallant

Cheryl Pallant

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English Refrains Pine, ginko, and chestnut complement the land     Talk, discussion and argument volunteer time     Ask to establish … [Read more...]

from Evolutions: poems by Cheryl Pallant

Cheryl Pallant

discovery / credit: de

Cultivating the Space Between It’s the light in the sky that conjures the eye that transmits the heart that foots the thrill where humanity thrives. It’s the glow in the go that propels the … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

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