I’m excited to share that I’ve had a poem published on The Amethyst Review today!

Hearth-Song was inspired by a book on Old English I’ve been reading called “The Word Hord: Daily Life in Old English.”

In examining poems like Beowulf and in other writings in Old English, it was clear how important it was to belong to the warm fellowship of the hall, safe from the perils of loneliness outside. My poem plays with these ideas, while emphasizing the importance of friendship, especially in encouraging each other to grow as artists.

Here’s the link if you’d like to read it!

https://amethystmagazine.org/2024/06/08/hearth-song-a-poem-by-anna-eastland/

Thanks to my great friends in The Habitations Poetry group for helping me refine this poem with your poetic wisdom, and to Sarah for sharing my work on the beautiful treasury of poems that is the Amethyst review!