Welcome to the Fall 2025 Crone Power Issue. As usual, our Crones have gone above and beyond to deliver evocative and imaginative poems. This is a fabulous issue, and we hope everyone reads and enjoys it.
Assistant Editor Betsy Mars sums up our feelings for this issue:
Autumn is sort of the seasonal equivalent of cronedom, a time of reflection and coming inside to celebrate what’s important. Reading the submissions for this issue, it was evident how much we still have to say and the many ways of saying it. What I found consistently in these poems and in the crones I know is a kind of self-awareness, compassion, strength, and a determination to make the most of this time, whether it be prioritizing family and friendships, self, or addressing societal ills. In recent months, I have heard time and again that “this is not the way I envisioned this phase of life” while also feeling endowed with power and a sort of freedom by dint of our waning years. We are both dispensable and indispensable. We bemoan our invisibility and also wield it for the greater good. There is so much wisdom and humor, and humility in this issue that readers of every demographic will be entertained and enriched.
Our fine poets for the Fall 2025 Crone Power Issue include:
Deanna Benjamin, Carolee Bennett, Lavina Blossom, Mary Lou Buschi, Sharon Carter, Ann Chinnis, Susan Cohen, Shaheen Dil, Jenny Doughty, Joanne Durham, Melissa Eleftherion. D. Dina Friedman, Luisa Giulianetti, Marissa Glover, Sunny Hemphill, Beth Kanell, Tricia Knoll, Paula Lambert, Diane LeBlanc, Isabel Cristina Legarda, Deanna Ludwin, Nilsa Mariano, Sadie Maskery, Grace Massey, Suellen Mayfield, Sharon McDermott, Beth McDonough, Katy McKinney, Michelle Meyer, Judith Montgomery, Ruth Mota, Dion O’Reilly, Lynn Pattison, Michelle Patton, Christine Potter, Sharon Pretti, Susan Roberts, Mary Rummel, Miriam Sagan, JoAnna Scandiffio, Becky Schigiel, Corinne Smith, Elisa Subin, Christine Swint, Kelly Terwilliger, Jessica Thompson, Patricia Valdata, Alicia Viguer-Espert, Kim Welliver, Leonore Wilson.
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Submissions for the 2026 Winter Issue are now open!
