I came to writing after a full career as a forest ecologist in the Pacific Northwest. My poems have appeared in Blue Heron Review, HEART, The Rumpus, Front Porch Review, and Halfway Down the Stairs, among other publications. My first chapbook, Woman and Horse, appeared in 2019. The Dream of Falling came out in 2020.
I received a BA in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and an MS in forest ecology from Oregon State University. My husband and I moved to New Mexico in 2021. Change can be good.
Currently, I’m reading poems around New Mexico. Maybe if you find yourself in the neighborhood?
What’s new?
Link to a new poem in the Fall 2025 Blue Heron Review on the Poems page!
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Contact: cnmccainmessages@gmail.com
Author photo: Karl Maasdam. All other photos and illustrations by Cynthia McCain.