BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH POETRY

Community members of all ages, with a connection to two sister-towns,

 share poetry in the H-W Newspaper's Poetry section created, launched and curated weekly exclusively by Ashley for the enjoyment by more than 12,000 local residents.

 Ashley’s internship with the island's Nantucket Poetry Festival is enabling her to help spread appreciation for poetry on Nantucket among its 80,000+ person August-population. The poems and poets feature a range from free verse to haiku, amateur to published, across generations and subjects. 

 Ashley has founded an international Poetry Club to further empower and support Ukrainians amidst the uncertainty and devastation of the ongoing war. Ashley holds the belief that poetry works as a powerful healing tool in the treatment of stress, anxiety, and depression caused by trauma. 

Ashley created and leads a virtual community to build connections across borders by encouraging others to contribute to a growing collection of poetry written by all different kinds of people from all over the world.