In her poetry collection, “Poems for Women of a Certain Age,” Felicitas Kusch-Lango gives those of us who’ve passed our “last blood” a road map that goes from wherever we happen to find ourselves to the wisdom, sensuality, and wildness of the Divine Feminine, both in and around us.Her poems both delicately and boldly touch on key milestones that define a woman’s life: passing our “first blood,” marriage, motherhood, professional achievements, ending with the inevitable aches and pains of old age. She reveals the fine points of her experience of conscious love with the man who is her beloved. And she celebrates the profound support and shared lessons that derive from women in community. The upshot for this reader after consuming these fifty-five exquisitely cut gems, is a new appreciation for how our feminine essence reaches into every one of these life stages, but particularly this last. In language that is both light-filled and steeped with meaning, she shows us that cronehood gives us the space to be our wildest, wisest and most radiant self. Read it for your own good!

Victoria Costello is the author of six books, including a memoir, A Lethal Inheritance, and her debut novel, Orchid Child. She is a teacher of writing and a facilitator of ancestral healing. She lives in Ashland Oregon. See her work and contact information at: https://victoriacostelloauthor.com

Poems for Women of a Certain Age" is a serene pool of reflections from the moments and stages of a woman's soul life. The imagery, cadence, and flow led me to review the poems over and over again, delighting in the experience every time. I would suggest keeping this book close at hand, like a dear friend.

 Judith Frizlen is the author of "Where Wisdom Meets Wonder"

The words, lines, and poems within this book reveal how exquisite each moment of our later years can be if we are truly in it. These are the raw, reckoning thoughts of a woman who has lived an exceptional life, ready to share her wisdom. Each poem is like another bead on the mala I wear to remind me to be present. I will keep this book near my bed and treasure its fierce invocations of grace.

Kateri Ewing is the author of "Fleeting, Breathing, Human Things"