Wood Heat by Basira Harpster

<p>Basira Harpster reads her personal essay, "<a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/nonfiction/wood-heat">Wood Heat</a>," from our <a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/autumn-2021">Autumn 2021</a> issue.&nbsp;</p> <p>Basira Harpster is a speech therapist, writer, and gardener in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains. Her poetry appears in <em>Sows’ Ear Poetry Review</em>. She’s currently working on short personal essays and has a memoir in progress.</p>