Elaine Harootunian ReardonElaine is a writer, herbalist, and artist. She's worked as an Environmental Educator and English as a Second Language teacher and she's a first generation American citizen. Her first chapbook, The Heart is a Nursery For Hope, won first honors from Fltter Press in 2016, and her second chapbook, Look Behind You, was published in late 2019 by Flutter Press. Most recently Elaine's work was published in The Common, Pensive Journal, Culinary Origami, and similar journals. The following poems are her Armenian family stories. They echo stories of many refugees and immigrants from many lands who have survived hardship and continued on. Read More Read Less