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Moonscape for a Child

Line drawing of a woman blowing into the tail of a fish, or of a fish emerging from a woman's mouth...From book cover for Moonscape for a Child by Allie Rigby.
Courtesy of the poet

Allie Rigby reads "Nominare," "Signal," "Moonscape for a Child," "Mouse Fear," and "Gretel."

“So much of my writing life, I’m discovering, is about loosening what I know, or what I think I know.” –Ross Gay

Allie has roots in the chaparral and deserts of California. She is the author of Moonscape for a Child, published by Bored Wolves in 2024, and she’s a recipient of a Fulbright grant to Romania. Her writing explores health, climate change, ecology, and community, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2020.