At the heart of Speaking to the Moment: Poems and Liminal Bridges to the Moment of Now is an invitation to pause and pay attention. Throughout the collection, readers are encouraged to move beyond...
There are seasons in life when progress seems distant, and the horizon feels quiet. In Speaking to the Moment, hope is often presented as something that waits patiently, much like a flower beneath the...
For readers discovering Speaking to the Moment, one thing becomes clear very quickly: Rena Marzen is a poet deeply interested in what happens when language meets stillness, struggle, memory, and hope...
When readers open Speaking to the Moment, they are not simply stepping into a poetry collection. They are entering the inner world of a poet who pays close attention to hope, memory, healing, and the...
Poetry has a way of slowing us down when life feels noisy, rushed, or emotionally crowded. That is one of the reasons Speaking to the Moment stands out. Rather than trying to impress the reader with...