Patricia Thrushart writes poetry and biographies from her home in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Her fifth and latest book of poems, Goddesses I Have Known, was put out by QPC Publishing with proceeds benefiting a local domestic violence shelter, Clarion County SAFE. Her previous collection, Inspired By Their Voices: Poetry From Underground Railroad Testimony was originally published by Mammoth Books. Republished by QPC Publishing, it benefits the Scholarship Fund of Poets Against Racism & Hate USA. Most recently, Patricia was the editor of an anthology of poems about birds, Beak, Bone & Feather. Proceeds from the sale of the book benefits the Seneca Rocks Audubon Society of Clarion PA. Patricia’s poems have been published in numerous journals. She is co-editor of the blog and anthology series for North/South Appalachia and co-founder of the group Poets Against Racism & Hate USA. In 2021 her work was chosen for an award-winning anthology of Ohio Appalachian voices, I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing. She’s had poems included in the “Women of Appalachia Speaks” series. Her narrative nonfiction book, Cursed: The Life and Tragic Death of Marion Alsobrook Stahlman, was published in December 2021 by Adelaide Books. A second edition is forthcoming from QPC Publishing.
Patricia is a member of the Author’s Guild.
