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A Poem for Sonya Massey
I heard you said
Jul 28, 2024 • Teresa Zilk
A September Letter to Monarchs
A Poem Dedicated To The Necessary Work of Resilience and Reinvention
Sep 24, 2023 • Teresa Zilk
Taking a Break
Dear Readers,
Nov 29, 2025 • Teresa Zilk
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How to Make Medicine
Apr 28, 2024 • Teresa Zilk
Reflections on Grief and Loss
Dec 19, 2022 • Teresa Zilk
What Grief Taught Me
Oct 1, 2023 • Teresa Zilk
The Terms of Displacement
Jun 2, 2024 • Teresa Zilk
The Work of My Hands
Mar 15, 2025 • Teresa Zilk
Calling to the Deep
May 3, 2025
Meet Me in the Middle
Back in September, I had the privilege of performing my poetry at Bienvenidos A Iowa.
Oct 25, 2025 • Teresa Zilk
I Am From
I wrote my first I Am From Poem three years ago as an assignment for one of my counseling courses.
Aug 10, 2025 • Teresa Zilk
That Time We Were in Crisis
We stood in the front yard
Jun 28, 2025 • Teresa Zilk
Do Not Kill Our Prophets
This poem was born in April and is finally seeing the page in its full form.
Jun 14, 2025 • Teresa Zilk
Calling to the Deep
Dear Reader,
May 3, 2025
You Are The Prayer
Dear Reader,
Apr 19, 2025
Love as Resistance
Love looks like resistance
Apr 12, 2025 • Teresa Zilk
Talking Good
In this space, I’ll write about the people, places, and learnings that have helped to shape me and my journey here in Iowa.
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The Seven Times produced by Nik Heftman
The Seven Times produced by Nik Heftman
Nik Heftman
Showing Up
Showing Up
Kurtis Meyer
View from the Cedar Valley
View from the Cedar Valley
Pat Kinney

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