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In Gestations, Constantina moves through the soul's deepest longings: erotic and sacred, grieving and defiant, tender and fierce. Rooted in Celtic mysticism, contemplative wisdom, and the raw honesty of a life fully inhabited, she explores what it means to gestate new life from the ruins of what has been lost. In Ancient Finger and Doing What Must Be Done, dedicated to breast cancer warriors everywhere, she transforms the terror of diagnosis and the stripping away of self into something fierce and luminous: a phoenix rising not despite the fire, but because of it. Perfect for readers of Rumi, John O'Donohue, and Rainer Maria Rilke, poets she loved and conversed with directly in these very pages. To read these poems is to trust that even in the darkest soil, something is always preparing to rise.

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Dr. Constantina Ann Clark was a poet, educator, and lifelong student of philosophy, religion, and the human spirit. An award-winning poet honored with the Faulkner Award and the Dancing Poetry Award, she earned her PhD in Philosophy and Religion. In her own words, she was a ""humanoid"" living within a soul, always remaining, by her own joyful admission, something of a mystery to herself. A devoted wife of nearly 46 years to her husband Raymond and proud mother of nine, Constantina found deep joy in family, nature, travel, animals, literature, and the beauty of the world. Her writing refl ects her love of humanity, her spiritual curiosity, and her fearless honesty about life's joys and sorrows. Constantina passed away on May 4, 2023, after a courageous battle with AML leukemia. Gestations is one of four poetry collections published posthumously, continuing a legacy of beauty, wisdom, and unflinching humanity.

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