Claire Poole

Claire Poole is a writer and journalist in Houston. She won the 2023 Writers’ League of Texas Manuscript Contest in the historical category with the novel, "Piano Girl." Her poem, “The Bite,” was recently published by Pulsevoices.org, and she is currently working on a memoir about her recovery from stroke.

“Succulents,” “All My Doctors Fear My Mother,” and “For You Are At That Place”

When I arrived home from the hospital,
there was a gift box at my doorstep
from my daughter, who recently moved away.
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