Cynthia Brackett-Vincent

Cynthia Brackett-Vincent is a Pushcart-Prize nominated poet who published the Aurorean poetry journal from 1995–2020. Since then, she has been working on a memoir, writing poetry, and editing poetry and fiction books (freelance and for her co-owned publishing company, Encircle Publications). Since 2023 she has served as treasurer for the Haiku Society of America. This will be the ninth year Cynthia will facilitate the annual poetry weekend at Pyramid Life Center. She has recently had haiku published in Frogpond and an essay published in Heart of Flesh Literary Journal

Link to a blog review of Cynthia’s poetry book, Questions About Home:

http://dougholder.blogspot.com/2014/05/questions-about-home-by-cynthia.html

Link to one of her poems published in the Penmen Review:

https://penmenreview.com/how-to-stay-occupied-as-your-friend-is-dying/

Upcoming Programs by Cynthia Brackett-Vincent

Poetry Workshop

September 12 - 14, 2025

Poetry Essentials + Haiku + Workshopping What makes a good poem? Why does writing haiku smooth the way to writing better poems in general? How can supportive peer review benefit our poetry? These are just some of the subjects we will explore in our weekend workshop. Between Friday evening and Sunday morning, we will meet […]