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What, Why, How: poet Diana Dinverno on identity and secrets

May 23, 2022 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: Each poem in my chapbook, When Truth Comes Home to Roost, is meant to be a revelation, a slant of light shining through a window. The poems lean toward autobiography, capture experiences, … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Andrew Devendorf and his missing brother

November 4, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I wrote a personal essay on the grueling experience of having my brother go missing, and later learning that he died by suicide. When my brother went missing, I learned that we have … Continue reading >>

Ladybugs, children and understanding death

October 16, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It's hard to believe it's been nearly six years since my son Derek died. Sometimes reminders fly at you from the most unlikely places. One such time was at a recent Poetry at the Farmhouse … Continue reading >>

Love and loss on Labor Day, 2017

September 5, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Emotional support: Today I tidied the gravesites of Jacob Vaness Young, his wife Leita and their two children, swapping out summer flowers for fall stuff. I took my corgi, Clementine, with me for … Continue reading >>

Birthdays After You Lose a Child

September 29, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I vividly remember the moment Derek was born. The doctor laid him across my chest and there he was, my first baby -- his round face like a pale moon, his eyes open and unblinking, his little body warm … Continue reading >>

A Family Not Forgotten

December 7, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It didn't seem that long ago that the grave markers of this family of four in Mount Avon Cemetery were bestowed with American flags, bouquets of flowers, miniature plastic soccer balls, dolls and … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line