“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.” - Emily Dickinson
Kentucky native, Rosemarie Wurth-Grice is a retired National Board Certified Teacher and founding member of the Not Dead Poets Society. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in Kentucky Monthly, Kudzu, and the Journal of Kentucky Studies. Her chapbook, Darkness Called Us Home, was published in 2025 by Finishing Line Press. She joined us via Zoom from her home.