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Lory Widmer Hess [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Public address: 
Switzerland
CH
Email: 
lory@enterenchanted.com
Bio: 

I live with my family in the beautiful Bernese Jura region of Switzerland, where I currently work part-time in a residential home for adults with developmental disabilities.

I've always loved poetry, but after childhood my creativity seemed to shut down, in the face of depression and relationship issues. A crisis in midlife opened up that avenue again, and I am deeply grateful for this healing impulse, which I've begun to share with others through publication. My writing has been published in a variety of print and online publications, listed on my website.

I’m interested in prayer and contemplative practice, and am currently in training to be certified as a spiritual director. My book When Fragments Make a Whole: A Personal Journey Through Healing Stories in the Bible was published in 2024 by Floris Books.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Favorite authors: 
Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte Willa Cather Elizabeth Gaskell Georgette Heyer P.G. Wodehouse Robertson Davies Ursula K. Le Guin Margaret Atwood Neil Gaiman Franny Billingsley Diana Wynne Jones
Twitter/X: 
Mastodon: @lorywidmerhess@bookstodon.com
Raised in: 
Mercer Island, WA
Washington
Website: 
https://enterenchanted.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Helen Schaible Memorial Sonnet Contest, 2023: Honorable Mention for "Saint John's Fire"


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[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/lory_widmer_hess [2] https://enterenchanted.com