Dora E. McQuaid Poet/Activist

YOU HAVE ALREADY SURVIVED

I’m posting this listing of resources again in light of today’s injustice, and the many survivors who may be triggered by it, with the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to…

ONE WOMAN ALONE, MOVING FAST

I went back to bed in the late afternoon and slept briefly, woke disrupted and burdened by what I thought were voices in the living room, rising into the recollection of…

BADASS BLUESMEN AND DORA HONOR PRINCE

Beautiful people, what a night we had. I was so excited to join master musicians Bob Livingston, founder of the legendary Lost Gonzo Band in Austin, Texas and Don Conoscenti, multi-instrumental singer-song writer…

SEASON

I collect leaves, walking alone at dusk in Kentucky autumn, for you, 3000 miles away in Northern California where climate and the wheel of the earth do not afford this turning blaze. Colors like pumpkin, like russet and corn yellow.…

Around This Table, REMEMBERING PCADV’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Today is the anniversary of the unveiling of the poem, Around This Table, that I was commissioned to write by The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) to honor their 25th Anniversary in October of 2001. Susan Kelly Dreiss was…
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