Christina Lloyd
Christina Lloyd
Christina Lloyd is a poet and educator who lives in San Francisco. Her debut collection, Women Twice Removed, which will be published by Sixteen Rivers in 2024, explores the curative effects of nature and art and the impact of formative relationships. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Lancaster University, and her work has appeared in various publications, including Poetry Daily, Poet Lore, The Crab Creek Review, EcoTheo, and The North.
Women Twice Removed
Poems by Christina Lloyd
Christina Lloyd’s poetry, in Women Twice Removed, is intense and tautly eloquent. The poems are prominently tethered to Lloyd’s grandmother, Esperanza, whose name means “hope,” and who journeyed from Spain to the Philippines and on to California. Life, it is said, begins with a stumble, and so here begins the life of these arresting poems, which delve into what Christina and her grandmother experienced along the way. Lloyd’s poetry is like a tree that is well rooted and stands tall. Her poems speak quietly; her images are paintings. Read these poems slowly, and take the time to reflect, to savor each line, and to believe in hope.