Hard Letters and Folded Wings

This collection of poems is about women’s bravery—personal, public, and historical. The poems are about coming out, facing middle-age and drawing strength from others.

Four of the poems in this collection have been finalists for the Emily Dickinson Award, The Frank O’Hara Award, the Richard Eberhart Poetry Award, and the Michael Egan Annual Poetry Contest. Brenckle won 3rd Prize in the Writers’ Digest 2021 Annual Awards.