September Symposiums: Rebellion of Quiet Things

Rebellion of Quiet Things highlights a wide range of voices, viewpoints, and interests. Quillkeepers Press creates a cohesive and interesting sample of unique voices centering around grief, survival, and recovery. Their anthologies are really some of the most nicely curated out there, and they are able to gather such a special collection of writers consistently across their many projects. Check them out for open calls. I can recommend the press as both a reader and a writer. 

Here are some (of the many) pieces that stood out to me: 

There is a lot of poetry out there about motherhood, but I found Maren Chavez to provide a fresh take in her included pieces. 

Evan Thomas Cummings’ piece “In Place of Gratitude” is a twist on a contemporary list poem that stood out in the collection as clever. 

K.R. Morrison uses repetition in an effective way. 

Cassie Andresen shows healing through metaphor in a way I really appreciated. 

Ursula McCabe’s “The Errant Scrap” is a beguiling narrative poem that I reread a couple of times. 

Autumn Williams uses quiet metaphor to capture time in a beautiful way. 

The natural world, time, and love collide so poignantly in Sandra Beth Levy’s included pieces.  Linda M. Crate also did this very well in her piece, “the quiet of the forest.” 

Cody Draco shares an interesting piece about fire and refining. I loved the imagery used in this piece. 

Veronica Tucker is a unique writer who balances the urgency of medical care with the still and quiet things in life. Her pieces in this anthology further add to her ever growing collection of beautiful poems that capture this convergence of urgency, the sentimental, and the daily.