—after Käthe Kollwitz’s “The Survivors” (1923) They are merciless, totally without pity. And we must be all the more merciful ourselves. —Etty Hillesum in the death camps (from Flinders’ Enduring Lives) We press ourselves into the frame, our heads […]
Rachel Barton
Rachel Barton is a poet, writing coach, and editor. She serves as associate editor for Cloudbank Books and has edited her own Willawaw Journal for the last eight years. Her recent collection, Jacob’s Ladder (Main Street Rag 2024) and the previous This is the Lightness (The Poetry Box 2022) are available through her website: rachelbartonwriter.com.