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"Nancy Canyon, MFA, creates in a studio overlooking Bellingham Bay. Her paintings, poetry, and prose are widely published: I Sing the Salmon Home, Spring and All, Adventures NW, Sue C. Boynton, True Stories II-IV, Raven Chronicles, Floating Bridge Review, Cirque, & For the Love of Orcas Anthology, to name a few. Nancy works as a writing coach for The Narrative Project and teaches writing for Chuckanut Writers. Her forthcoming memoir ""Struck,"" details her work as a fire lookout attendant in the Clearwater National Forest in the 70s. ""Celia's Heaven""(novel) & ""Saltwater"" (poetry) are available at Village Books. Nancy is also a visual artist working in Historic Fairhaven at the Morgan Block Building, Bellingham, Washington. More about Nancy at https: //www.nancycanyon.com Suzanne Harris is an educator, ukulele enthusiast, poet, and writer. Since retiring, Suzanne has been enthralled with reading, studying, and developing a more nuanced understanding of our country's history. Mountains are her refuge, old growth forests are her peace-makers, and she loves to play in the North Cascades with her dog, Rizzoli. Her first book of poetry, ""Through the Silence of Dawn,"" is forthcoming. Leslie Wharton grew up as a feminist. Her mother took her to hear Gloria Steinem speak and brought her to Seneca Falls. She cherishes the friendship of her writer friends in Bellingham, Washington. You can read more of her poetry in her chapbook, She Votes. She is the co-author of the book Phoenix Rising: Stories of Remarkable Women Walking Through Fire. Find her work online at Wharton Studio Works."
"Women's Bodies, Women's Words was created by the Wildhaven Writers collective in reaction to Roe v. Wade being overturned. What began as a collection of personal abortion stories grew to encompass a wide range of experiences, including miscarriage, body shaming, rape, motherhood, and questioning poems about empowerment, courage, and women's rights. Each piece tells a unique story from a poem titled ""17 Bits of Bad Advice,"" the essay ""Abortion in Bellingham, 1972,"" and another essay called ""What It Means to Be Pro-Choice,"" highlighting the importance of a woman's right to choose what is best for her body and her life. What's more, each contribution is anonymous, reminding us that we are all each other's voices. Women's Bodies, Women's Words is a testament to the strength, resilience, and courage of women and an urgent call to action to protect the reproductive rights that are essential to our health and autonomy. These stories and poems remind us that we are not alone, we are stronger together, and our voices can cause change; as one brave woman wrote in the opening essay-we can't give up. Women's Bodies, Women's Words is an important and much-needed anthology. Kelli Russell Agodon, author Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press)"
