Lory Widmer Hess

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Author's 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.

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Book:
When Fragments Make a Whole (Floris Books, 2024)
Journals:
bioStories
,
Braided Way
,
Enchanted Conversation
,
Motherwell Magazine
,
Parabola
,
Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality and the Arts
,
Ruminate
,
Vita Poetica Journal

Poetry

Journals:
Agape Review
,
Amethyst Review
,
Anglican Theological Review
,
Ekstasis Magazine
,
Heart of Flesh Literary Journal
,
Poetry Breakfast
,
Reformed Journal
,
Solum Journal
,
Time of Singing
,
Verse-Virtual
,
Windhover
Prizes won: 

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

Personal Favorites

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

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Raised in: 
Mercer Island, WA
Washington
Please note: All information in the Directory is provided by the listed writers or their representatives.
Last update: Aug 15, 2024