The poetry of the earth is never dead
where memories lift their veil
and from soil, seek
the softest parts of us

For every Autumn leaf
harvests the remainders of day
and remembrances of night
in graceful descent, poets whisper,
we are still writing.

First line from On the Grasshopper and Cricket by John Keats, 1816

Penning Paper Moths contains fifty haunting, confessional poems focusing on love and loss as seen through the lens of nature and Romanticism.

Trisha Leigh Shufelt is an award-winning author, artist, and poet. Penning Paper Moths is her 9th poetry book release. Her work has appeared in magazines, online, and several poetry anthologies. Her work is confessional, with an emphasis on descriptive imagery as well as nature and gothic themes. Her previous book, the Ghosts of Nevermore-Poetry and Prose Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe was the recipient of a 2023 Saturday Visiter Award from the Poe House and Museum of Baltimore, MD.