Common Loon at @mortonarboretum.bsky.social today. Arbor Lake.

Happy to share the news that my prose poem "Honorary God" has been published in the latest issue of Spectral Realms. This marks my return to writing after a full year away. Thank you to Hippocampus Press and Editor S.T. Joshi for selecting the poem.

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Ode to the Winter Heart

#WinterPoem #WinterHope

This poem was originally published in Spaceports and Spidersilk in 2009. It was also published in Twisted Dreams Magazine, The World of Myth Magazine, SubtleTea, the Death Head Grin Anthology Vol. 1, and Kane County Chronicle.

For anyone who wants to change their negative mindset about winter.

Author: Kari Leibowitz

An immature Northern Harrier in North Aurora, Illinois.

Morning encounter at @mortonarboretum.bsky.social in Lisle, Illinois. This deer is part of Vivid Creatures, the new outdoor art exhibition. And yes, it's big enough to stand under!

For over ten years, my poem "A Tree" could be read along Meadow Lake near the visitor center at mortonarboretum.bsky.social in Lisle, Illinois. It was written when I worked in the herbarium there. The poem was later published in my book Kairos.

#treepoems #naturepoetry #arboretum

Officially autumn, but the leaves have only just begun to change: a splash of red here, a wisp of yellow there. It's as if an uncountable number of dripping paintbrushes are poised over the land, silently waiting to angle down and start their work.

#september #autumnleaves #autumnpoem #fallpoem

After a short hiatus from writing, I'm happy to share the news that my prose poem "Honorary God" will be appearing in the Winter 2026 issue of Spectral Realms.

Lol, probably just self-promotion of my writing. I've been off social media since January, just now coming back to it, a bit more cautiously.