Poem of Confession by Claire Coenen

“Bless her heart” isn't always a blessing.

Claire Coenen is a writer and facilitator living in Nashville, Tennessee, where she directs Sophia’s Center for the Healing Arts, a gathering place dedicated to nurturing wisdom of the heart through creative expression in community. Claire’s writing appears in a variety of online and print publications. Her first collection of poems, The Beautiful Keeps Breathing (Kelsay Books, 2024), explores themes of imaginative power, loss, and healing.