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Joanne the Poet - The Poetry of Joanne M. Clarkson

Oct.

07

2013

The Examined Life Journal

The Examined Life Journal from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Fall 2013. I have two poems in this issue: “Moment of Knowing” a tribute to a caregiver trying to feed an angry, confused man peaches and “Leaving Him There,” for a wife who could no long care for her aging husband with dementia.

Sep.

14

2013

WomenArts Quarterly Journal

WomenArts Quarterly Journal. Fall 2013. My poem is entitled “House of Need” and is about a woman who rescues everyone and everything – and what that costs her.

Aug.

12

2013

Nimrod International Journal

Nimrod International Journal. Spring/Summer 2013. “Mother of Phobia” is my poem about a mother sweeping the steps for a child who is afraid of spiders.