Rowan Beckett Minor
Born 1992 in West Virginia, USA
Current location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Rowan Beckett Minor is a feminist, mental health advocate, and body positive activist currently living in Norfolk, Virginia. She has received various awards and nominations, including shortlist for the 2017 Touchstone Award. Lori is the editor of #FemkuMag and Bleached Butterfly, as well as the author of two poetry chapbooks.
Website: https://loriaminor.wixsite.com/poet
underneath
the same moon
the ant and I
Frogpond 41:2, Spring/Summer 2018
hospital curtain
her last breath lingers
in the ripples
Short List, 2018 H. Gene Murtha Senryu Contest
a hole in the light: The Red Moon Anthology 2018, Red Moon Press 2019
dried leaves
settling into
menopause
Frogpond 42:1, Winter 2019
erasing the stigma
I clean the dirt
from under my nails
Failed Haiku Vol. 3, Issue 34: October, 2018
inkblots revealing my story to the therapist, Misfitbooks Press 2019
spring rain
the lily blooms
into itself
wishing I was just as super moon
Akitsu Quarterly, Fall 2018
cicada husks
I don't speak up
about the rape
#FemkuMag Issue 6: November, 2018
inkblots revealing my story to the therapist, Misfitbooks Press 2019
dementia
I lose the lily
petal by petal
Short List, 2017 H. Gene Murtha Senryu Contest
Short List, 2017 Touchstone Award
family dinner
adding salt
to my own wounds
skipping stones
across the red sea
ovarian cysts
Failed Haiku, Volume 2, Issue 20: August, 2017
Radical Women: A Book of Femku, Misfitbooks Press, 2017
desk flowers
this longing
to escape
dirty laundry
our aromas
become one
cat scratch
another lie
about my scars
porcelain doll
I reglue pieces
of myself
blue eyes
the only gift
my father gave
anorexia
I starve myself
of value
orphaned bird
I teach myself
to fly
garbage day
gathering up
who I used to be
summer sirens
the crying
of cicadas
Frameless Sky, Issue 7: December, 2017
funeral wind
I wonder how heavy
the trees are
Frameless Sky, Issue 7: December, 2017
starry night
bouncing light
between fireflies
shadow puppets
all the monsters
in my head
giraffe cloud
a piece of Africa
drifting away
feminism
the things I never learned
from grandma