Risa Denenberg

Risa Denenberg is a poet and nurse practitioner based in Sequim, Washington, who has worked in healthcare for nearly five decades. She is a co-founder of Headmistress Press and curates The Poetry Café Online, where chapbooks are reviewed. She is also Reviews Editor at River Mouth Review. Her poems often reflect her Jewish faith and practice, and she writes on aging, loss, environment, and LGBTQ+ themes. Her collections include Whirlwind at Lesbos (Headmistress Press, 2016) and Rain / Dweller (MoonPath Press, 2023).