2023 Roots & Roads 2nd Place Winner: “On Becoming a Woman” by Yiskah Rosenfeld
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“Seasons leave their marks: Leaves turn red, / figs stain the sidewalk, there are irises // or not, sour grass or not, but nothing is ever / not changing, not renewing.” Give it up for the 2023 Roots & Roads…