“Blessing for the Matzah” is a poem by Anna Swanson.
Typeset and designed by Annick MacAskill, this pamphlet is published in a limited run of 50 copies.
Out of print.
about the poet:
Anna Swanson (she/her) is a queer writer and librarian based in St. John’s, on the island of Ktaqmkuk/Newfoundland. Her first book of poetry, The Nights Also (Tightrope Books, 2010), won the Gerald Lampert Award and a Lambda Literary Award. Her second collection, The Garbage Poems, is forthcoming from Brick Books in Fall 2025. Her writing has been widely published in journals and appears in anthologies including Best Canadian Poetry, Impact: Women Writing After Concussion, In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry and Torah: A Women’s Commentary. Her special interests include collective liberation and wild swimming in all seasons.
Annick MacAskill 
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