Sarah Frost is a poet whose work wanders through time and place, currently based in Juneau, Alaska. She has been published in Beyond Words, Last Leaves, Palindrome Journal and Corporeal literary magazines. You can find her on Instagram @fromthenotesapp.gatherpoets.com

Kassandra Vilchis is a poet based in Minnesota. Her work thoughtfully examines themes of grief, womanhood, and generational relationships. She was recently short-listed for the 2026 Central Avenue Poetry Prize. Her writing appears in Bending Genres Journal, Rowayat, The Passion Fruit Review, Effemera zine, Roots & Ruins anthology and the Upon Learning anthology. Outside of writing, she spends time with her dog, Thor and is dramatically lactose intolerant. You can find her on Instagram @kassandra.vilchis and curating notes for you on Substack  @KASSANDRAVILCHIS-g7w  gatherpoets.com

Hosted by Hannah Levy (@hnnhlvy)In this engaging conversation, Hannah Levy speaks with Jillian Stacia and Jo Krieg about the journey of publishing Jillian's poetry collection, "Set the Bone." Jillian shares her initial inspiration for writing poetry, which stemmed from a desire for creative expression rather than a goal of publishing a book. As she developed her craft and joined the Gather community, she found herself inspired to compile her poems into a collection, particularly after a pivotal moment involving a poem that encapsulated generational trauma. Jo, as the publisher, recounts her excitement upon receiving Jillian's manuscript and highlights the unique energy and interconnected themes present throughout the collection, emphasizing the importance of authenticity in poetry.Preorder Jill's book: arcanapoetrypress.comgatherpoets.com@gatherpoets on IG

Amiel Katz (she/her) is a Salvadoran poet from Houston, Texas. She roots her writing in historical research and (re)imagines just futures for migrants and marginalized identities. Her work is featured in Nowhere Girl Collective and is forthcoming in Horizon Review and Bat City Review. You can find her on Substack @philomath4. Gatherpoets.com@gatherpoets on Instagram

Kelly Green writes an average of twelvepoems a day, most between the hoursof one and fi ve a.m. She used to writeessays but now can’t stop writing poetry.She has written a miniature memoir onfood and class; she prays to god it will bepublished before she dies. She loves dogsmore than anything on this sweet earthand loves being lost. Best day ever: lostfor hours, continually running into dogs.gatherpoets.com@gatherpoets on Instagram

This podcast episode features a conversation with Dré, who shares a powerful poem exploring themes of generational trauma, religion, and personal empowerment. The discussion delves into the creative process behind the poem and the transformative power of poetry as a means to confront and release inherited burdens.Dré is a queer Mexican-French Canadian poet, alchemist, and herbal bruja who loves wildlife, moon-bathing, and dismantling oppressive systems. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in SWWIM, PRISM international, Gnashing Teeth, wildscape.lit, Gather Literary Magazine, and Arte y Literatura Hispanocanadiense Anthology. She is currently working on her debut poetry collection.Gatherpoets.com@gatherpoets on Instagram

Hannah Rosenberg is a poet whose work has been shared widely online, and she has been featured in publications serving women and parents like Darling and In Kind. She lives in the greater Philadelphia area with her husband and daughter, who often find themselves as the subjects of her poems. You can find her work on Instagram @hannahrowrites.Order Same: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/same-9781250393807/

Helen Billett is a writer and artist who finds inspiration perched above the Scarborough Bluffs in Toronto’s ravine-filled east end. She shares her home with her husband, two children, and their wonderfully complicated dog, Chewbacca. Her debut poetry collection, Cliffs and Cathedrals, explores unraveling trauma and reclaiming joy through art.

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Carlos Fernando Bravo Meneses is an emerging Mexican poet and psychologist that yearns to find community through poetry. You can find him on Instagram @flordeyermo. He promises he will answer.Gatherpoets.com

30-year-old teacher by day, poet at heart from South Africa now based in Cyprus. Writing has always been a part of my life, starting off with short stories until I found my passion in poetry.There is something cathartic about putting ‘big emotions’ into as little space as possible that helps me realise it’s not that big after all - and it’s not just me feeling it. That’s why I write, to make it make sense and to remind me that this is all just part of being human. I have never been good at small talk, so I bleed onto paper to make sense of the weather and my mood and everyday things in life. Poetry has always been my ‘safe house’ to explore the corners of my (often too busy) mind. It’s where I go to make things quiet.

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