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Hannah Stephenson

Hannah Stephenson is a poet, editor, instructor, and new mom (to Henson) living in Columbus, Ohio (where she also runs a literary event series called Paging Columbus). She is the author of In the Kettle, the Shriek (Gold Wake Press), editor of New Poetry from the Midwest (New American Press) and The Ides of March: An Anthology of Ohio Poets (Columbus Creative Cooperative), and a poetry and arts blogger for The Huffington Post. Her writing has appeared in publications that include The Atlantic, 32 Poems, The Journal, Sixth Finch, Poetry Daily, and The Nervous Breakdown. You can visit her online at The Storialist (www.thestorialist.com).

MilestonesMarch 30, 2016

Portrait of a New Mom With Smartphone

By Hannah Stephenson

How to shower when alone with baby, I type into Safari. 21,500,000 results flutter back at me, a ticker tape parade of anxiety and confusion. My favorites are the forums, rife with desperation, spelling mistakes, and a slew of unfamiliar acronyms.

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BookmarkedSeptember 3, 2014

Bookmarked: Hannah Stephenson’s Five Female Poets

By Hannah Stephenson

Poetess: for me, the word conjures up a lady in a white ruffled gown, flung across velvet chaise, sighing and scribbling with a pen…

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