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Susun Weed interviews Cassie Premo Steele,
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Cassie Premo Steele is a Pushcart Prize nominated poet, writer and creativity coach who lives along a beautiful little creek in South Carolina, where the cherry, dogwood, and pear trees are in bloom. She is the author of six books-- the first book was Ash Tree's own Moon Days, an edited collection of creative writings and art about women's cycles. She also writes poetry, essays, and fiction about how women's bodies and spirits are connected, Cassie Premo Steele's Co-Creating workshops & individual sessions offer a fun and nurturing alternative for those wanting to learn how to use their creativity to help bring about greater balance and beauty in their lives. Cassie is a unique person who combines her many achievements with a core filled with kindness, optimism, and genuine authenticity. She is someone who has true wisdom. Her own life experiences inform what she does as a writer, wife, mother, teacher, and healer. In her presence, you feel truly seen and heard, and this gift allows people to face their fears and start living creatively.
Moon Days
Twenty-six writers explore the "silent" parts of women's lives; reawakening menstruation memories of embarrassment and shame and transforming them to wonder, excitement, and laughter. "Although women experience 'the curse' from their early teenage years until their early fifties, most of us don't discuss it in depth . . . and certainly don't write or read short stories and poetry about the subject! Moon Days, by a collection of talented authors, is for women of any age and is inspired by the wonders, embarrassment, and power of menstruation. Surprisingly, it is a very funny and touching read. I am past menopause, and who would have guessed that Moon Days would actually make me nostalgic for that significant part of my younger years."
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and, when balanced, can bring about positive change in women's lives, our society, and the natural world. Her most recent book is a novel called Shamrock and Lotus, forthcoming from All Things That Matter Press.
