Rebecca A. Spears, author of Brook the Divide and The Bright Obvious, has poems, essays, and reviews included in TriQuarterly, Narrative, The Orchards Poetry Journal, Barrow Street, Verse Daily, and other journals and anthologies. Brook the Divide was shortlisted for Best First Book of Poetry (Texas Institute of Letters, 2020). Her work has also received Pushcart and Best of the Net nominations. Most recently, Spears has been awarded a Poetry Fellowship from Porches Writing Retreat (2024) and named Writer-in-Residence at Dairy Hollow House (2025).
Paperback: 68 pages
Publisher: Kelsay Books (April 3, 2026)