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Personal Freedom is an anthology of poems from contributors around the world that explores the concept of freedom from a variety of perspectives. The poems carry the urgency of our time as the poets seek to engage an audience who shares their concern about the place of individual freedom in a world where those ideals are under threat.
Read and download the Jan, 20, 2025 Press Release for Personal Freedom
Contributors
Bobby Steve Baker
Padmaja Battani
Christine Beck
Sherri Bedingfield
David Bigham
Andrea Blackington
Betty Lou (Elizabeth) Bowles
Vanessa Caraveo
Sandy Lee Carlson
Sreelekha Chatterjee
Emecheta Christian
Julie Cook
Lesley Cooke
David Dephy
Edward Dzitko
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
Michael Garry
D. Walsh Gilbert
Martin Giroux
Samuel Gluck
Gayle Heney
Sage Higgins
Dan Hubbs
Gloria Jainchill
Jim Kelleher
Michael J. LaFrancis
Tom Lagasse
Rachel Larensen
Judith Liebmann
Nancy Lubarsky
Rick Magee
Nancy Manning
Joan McNerney
Glenis Moore
Scott Moore
Bonnie Morrissey
Tom Nicotera
Lin Northrup
Laurel S. Peterson
John R.C. Potter
Susan Marie Powers
Charlotte Pyle
Linette Rabsatt
Sangita Roy
Atom Rush
Chivas Sandage
J.D. Scrimgeour
Pegi Deitz Shea
Prithvijeet Sinha
Jonathan Chibuike Uka
Isabell VanMerlin
Dierdra Wheatley
Lynn White
Dan Wilcox
Contributor Comments
"I am also so pleased to have this opportunity. Thank you for putting this together. The timing, of course, is really important. We all need to be stepping up and protecting our freedoms. Be very aware of this new political regime." (Susan M. Powers)
 "Thank you to Sandy and Ed. It's an honor to be included in this anthology with so many talented writers." (Sage Higgins)
"Thank you for organizing and for your publication. It's interesting how we took freedom in different directions, and came up with our own little takes on it." (Nancy Manning)
"[This] reminds me of what is good in the world. When you see lawyers losing their personal freedoms, that gives you an indication of what's happening in the larger sense. Personal freedom, once obtained, is protected by rule of law. Personal freedom once lost,
is oppressed by rule of law, therefore, the rule of law does not always protect personal freedom." (Scott Moore)
"There's just such a joy and honor as so many people show up all from all over the world to share on personal freedom. Thank you. What a gift! So wonderful to share my voice in the midst of everybody. "
(Andrea Blackington)
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