Bio

Betty Stanton (she/her) is a Pushcart nominated writer who lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in various journals and collections and has been included in various anthologies. She received her MFA from The University of Texas - El Paso and holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership. She is currently on the editorial board of Ivo Review. @fadingbetty.bsky.social

blue
vein
hums low
under skin
a soft machine's song
whisper, pulse translating to bone,
to prayer, language to blood, breath to fire, caught heartbeat