In Ancient Greece, it was women’s responsibility to grieve. They lead the prothesis, chanting funeral dirges and pulling at their hair.
Rebecca Valley /
June 2, 2017
The Weeping Woman
About The Author
Rebecca Valley
Rebecca Valley is a poet and editor from Saint Albans, VT. She currently serves as the poetry editor for The Drowning Gull and the editor-in-chief of Drizzle Review, a book review site with a focus on under-represented authors. Her chapbook, The Bird Eaters, will be published by dancing girl press in the summer of 2017. You can find her online at www.rebeccavalley.com.
Rebecca also serves as an associate poetry editor of Fairy Tale Review.
