Trew Words, LLC

11/24/2025

In this week of gratitude, I am thankful to Bill Griffin for including my poems in his lovely VERSE and IMAGE blog.

[2 poems by Lucinda Trew] if you wish to grow a garden, first seed your soul with sadness . for it helps to have an ache, a molecule of sorrow that will swell, release and drench the patch of ear…

11/18/2025

It's been a heartbreaking few days in our southern city - a place for welcome, not hate. Words are not enough, but here are mine:

11/14/2025

Looking forward to visiting with the wonderful Bookmarks crew on Dec. 3, 6 pm for their 'From the Page' local author showcase! Friends in the Winston-Salem area - hope to see you there!

06/20/2025

Celebrating publication day! My collection is hot off the press - available via Charlotte Lit Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and elsewhere. Thanks for indulging my happy-dance moment!

03/19/2025

We're doing it again!! Open Mic Poetry Night @ 7th Street Market! Come raise your voice, raise a glass, enjoy good verse and good vibes!

10/07/2024

Charlotte friends! Join us for a fun evening of poetry on Oct 28 @ uptown's 7th Street Market. We'll celebrate our 'Poetry in Plain Sight' writers - and host an Open Mic for all. Event starts at 6:15 pm. If you'd like to sign up for the Open Mic, plan to arrive by 6 pm. Hope to see you soon!

09/08/2024

Thank you, Mersey Review, for including 'eve of the egg' in this lovely collection. https://www.themerseyreview.com/issues/4/eveoftheegg

04/21/2024

Thank you to Susurrus: A Literary Arts Journal of the American South, for publishing my poem 'rest your head on cherry stones' in their Spring issue.

02/19/2024

There are libraries full of great (and not-so-great) presidential speeches. So let's pause on and reflect on the wisdom and words of one of those today - FDR's 1941 'Four Freedoms' address.

12/19/2023

Happy and humbled to receive 2 Pushcart Prize nominations! Thank you, NC Poetry Society and Kakalak for honoring my work.