Irene Fick of Lewes (DE) is the author of The Fragility of Winter (Broadstone Books, 2025), The Wild Side of the Window (Main Street Rag) and The Stories We Tell (Broadkill Press). The earlier books received first place awards from the National Federation of Press Women. Irene’s poems have been published in such journals as Delmarva Review, Gargoyle, Willawaw Journal and Blue Mountain Review. Her essays have appeared in River Teeth Journal, Hippocampus Magazine, Short Reads and Schuylkill Valley Review. In 2025, she was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship in creative nonfiction from the Delaware Division of the Arts and the Delaware State Arts Council. Irene can be reached at irenefickpoet.com
