Cynthia Atkins

Cynthia Atkins (She, Her) is the author of Psyche’s Weathers, In the Event of Full Disclosure (CW Books), and Still-Life With God (Saint Julian Press 2020), and a collaborative chapbook from Harbor Editions, 2022. Her work has appeared in many journals, including Alaska Quarterly ReviewBOMBCimarron Review,  DiodeGreen Mountains ReviewIndianapolis ReviewLos Angeles ReviewRust + MothNorth American Review, Permafrost, SWWIMThrushTinderbox, and Verse Daily. She earned her MFA from Columbia University and has earned fellowships and prizes from Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, The Writer’s Voice, and Writers@Work. Atkins lives on the Maury River of Rockbridge County, Virginia, with artist Phillip Welch and their family.  More work and info at: www.cynthiaatkins.com

  • Poem With A Ghost Town

    I am the town that everyone left