“Truly, there are so many strong voices represented in this Journal…I think poets are more willing than most to share the raw parts of their lives that others wouldn’t even tell friends, much less strangers. But it’s that starkness, told with an unemotional voice, that ironically creates emotion in the reader…Reading The Shrub-Steppe Poetry Journal gave me a glimpse of each poet’s own life experiences, and too, brought up similar memories, emotions or connections from my own past. We’re all not so different when it comes down to it. This is good therapy for what’s going on in the world today!” — Nancy Atkins, Chelan
Writing, Reading, Presenting, Performing & Teaching Poetry