POEM: "Only Bones"

On making peace with winter's grief as we trudge toward spring.

Mar 6 • Riley Morsman

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February 2026

POEM: "Bison Skulls to Be Used for Fertilizer, 1892"

The unexpected convergence of Moby-Dick, the prairie, and the Creator.

Feb 26 • Riley Morsman

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January 2026

Dusting Off the Memoir: Matrilineage (Part 2)

On the beauty of what is real + a few more excerpts from my memoir

Jan 25 • Riley Morsman

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November 2025

2025 Christmas Snail Mail Poetry Exchange

Give and receive the joy of poetry in your mailbox this Christmas!

Nov 24, 2025 • Riley Morsman

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POEM: "Rocking Song"

On the sweetness of a sleeping child and believing our belovedness.

Nov 9, 2025 • Riley Morsman

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October 2025

POEM: "Of Prairie"

A celebration of "golden hour" in the heartland and all things yellow.

Oct 19, 2025 • Riley Morsman

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Happy 1st Birthday, Manifold Witness!

Come and join the party! We're pretending poetry is cake!

Oct 11, 2025 • Riley Morsman

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July 2025

NEW POEM: "Like a Mother Peeling Oranges"

On playing with poetic forms and the grisly reality of sanctification.

Jul 17, 2025 • Riley Morsman

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Dusting Off the Memoir: Matrilineage (Part 1)

How the birth of my daughter has readied me to dig up a 4-year-old manuscript and get writing again.

Jul 2, 2025 • Riley Morsman

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April 2025

NEW POEM: "Salvation in Kilograms Per Meter Cubed"

On finding your voice as a writer, what it means to be a kid, and the Kingdom.

Apr 25, 2025 • Riley Morsman

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NEW POEM: "When the Yellow Finally Arrives"

A behind-the-scenes look from first draft to published poem.

Apr 16, 2025 • Riley Morsman

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March 2025

Scripture Sips #1: The Gracious Sower

A new series from a weary mom who is fighting for a faithful, diligent heart.

Mar 5, 2025 • Riley Morsman

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