by Cathy Wittmeyer | Jun 21, 2023 | Words
A week ago, I gathered with my family at my hometown church of St. Mary’s in East Eden, N.Y. for the funeral of my beautiful big sister, Jennifer (52). The 300+ people who couldn’t all fit inside the church were a testimony to what a generous and loving person she...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Oct 17, 2022 | Words
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rumors, Secrets, & Lies: Poems about Pregnancy, Abortion, & Choice Edited by Carol Lynne Knight and Kristine Snodgrass Available Oct. 26, 2022 ISBN – 978-1-934695-79-1 LOC# – 2022943708 Format: 10” X 10” perfect bound • 130 pages • $30...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Feb 26, 2022 | Words
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Apr 26, 2021 | Words
Have you ever done something as you planned and prepared for it, received well-intentioned compliments, and only felt terrible afterward? Well, it’s over: Thursday’s Zoom reading in which I read new material next to some amazing poets that shattered me temporarily...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Apr 6, 2021 | Words
I was listening to the January 25 The Poet Salon podcast with hosts Gabrielle Bates, Luther Hughes, and Dujie Tahat and their guest Ada Limón. They discussed the virtues of poetic “play,” among other wonderful topics. The play topic stuck out for me because the craft...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Dec 11, 2020 | Words
A dear friend still wants me to tell her the time I was born so that she can do my reading. I hate to avoid the question, but I avoid all things hocus-pocus. This is weird for a life-long relatively devout Catholic to say, I know. Hocus-pocus is essential to our...
