Award-winning poet Nicholas Trandahl writes about memories, suffering, and the yearning for a renaissance in his poems “Absolution” and “Grand Canyon.”

Kristine Amundrud writes an anthem of revival and renewal in “Anemone Blue” and reminds us of spring’s new life brimming beneath the surface in her poem “True Leaves.”

In her garden-inspired poems, author Jody Collins prayerfully meditates about the deepest themes of life: what it is to become, heal, and know.

Deidre Braley, writes about nature, love, longing, and faith in her divine poems “Flowers in My Belly” and “Dark Night of the Soul at Dawn.”

From gnarled trees to the farmer’s steaming coffee, Mary Folkerts gives her readers imagery in “Spring Stirring” that walks from the despair of death to the first hope of new life.

Edward L. Holmes II beautifully articulates the journey we take to embrace the wilderness inside each of us with audacious hope and energy in his verse.

In her poem “All the Mothering Trees,” Tasha Jun’s beautiful imagery of nature reminds us of the new life that comes in the wake of the changing seasons.

Kate Lab writes about renewal, faith, and the power of nature in “The Shape of Mountains” and her other imagistic and moving poems.

In his haunting poem “Ninth-Circlers,” Zachary Bartles harnesses the sonnet form to meditate on his Inferno-esque themed poem, which is a true modern feat made in homage to the Renaissance.

Courtney Moody writes about the laborious sacrifice of the artist’s work, the pain required to grow, and the beauty of a new age of renaissance in her trio of poems.

Through the lens of the seemingly mundane, Katie Drobina eloquently reminds us of the hope we have in her poems “In the Kitchen on Ash Wednesday” and “Birdsong.”

In “Dandelion in February,” Elizabeth Houseman recognizes those who truly see others and make them feel like they belong. “The Woman I Am” is both lament and anthem for accepting the path before you, even when it looks different than you imagined.

In her maternal poetry, Chelsea Fraser mediates on motherhood, life, anticipation, and wholeness in her nature and literature-inspired work.

In her trio of poems, Alexis Ragan celebrates life, light, spring, and the beauty of second chances after a dark season in her life.

Bre Strobel reflects on change, growth, and gentle wisdom in her poems “Nature Study” and “Burnout.”