“We didn’t hear
what she couldn’t say
because the prairie stitches women’s mouths shut.”
Enjoy this audio recording of “Soapstone” by Courtney Huse-Wika from Vol. 31:3 of CALYX Journal! Buy the full issue here.
Courtney Huse-Wika teaches writing in the Black Hills of South Dakota. She believes in the art of collection: overheard quotes, bird facts, forgotten stories, and rescue animals. Her work has been published in numerous literary journals, and she is the author of Perch, a chapbook of nature poetry.