A Woman's Work
Poems and Ponderings of the Heart
Published by Swift & Sparrow Press
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A WOMAN’S WORK: POEMS AND PONDERINGS OF THE HEART is a treasury of vivid vignettes depicting feminine softness, rage, fear, and strength. A testament to the emotional labor women carry, this volume contains poems of quiet meditation and urgent calls to allyship. Together they form a humanist's prayer for peace, delivered with acknowledgment of the banality of evil, the duality of human nature, and an appeal to the good in each individual. Swift’s collection is unapologetically emotional and wholesomely empathic, encouraging a return to reflection and rest, to listening and learning from Mother Earth, and to putting love into action by defending the rights of the defenseless.
PRAISE FOR A WOMAN'S WORK
“In a world seemingly on fire, A Woman’s Work is a brilliant collection of poems, delivered to us right on time, a literary salve.”
—ADAM GREENFIELD, author of Regarding the Monkey and host of The Written Scene podcast
—ADAM GREENFIELD, author of Regarding the Monkey and host of The Written Scene podcast
“This is not just poetry—it is a reckoning and a refuge. Swift reminds us that empathy is a form of resistance, and that love, when acted upon, is revolutionary.”
—JOHNNIERENEE NIA NELSON, author of Classic Kwanzaa Poems: New and Collected and Kwanzaa Love
“A Woman’s Work captures the intricate emotions of being a woman—quiet endurance, righteous fury, and unwavering hope. Through lyrical grace and profound insight, Swift invites us to pause, reflect, and reconnect—with ourselves and with each other.”
—CHERIE KEPHART, award-winning author of A Few Minor Adjustments and Poetry of Peace
—CHERIE KEPHART, award-winning author of A Few Minor Adjustments and Poetry of Peace
“Swift's new collection demands active reading—I found myself reaching for my pen repeatedly, capturing lines, nodding at truths that are my truths, too, sighing at heartbreaks that touch my own.”
—JUDY REEVES, author of When Your Heart Says Go and Wild Women, Wild Voices–Writing from Your Authentic Wildness
—JUDY REEVES, author of When Your Heart Says Go and Wild Women, Wild Voices–Writing from Your Authentic Wildness
90 pages
| $19.99 USD
| 6" x 9"
| 978-1-7332730-3-9
| October 20, 2025
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