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Poetry that connects, empowers, transforms.
Maiden, Mother, Crone is the culmination of the first two books in the Crossing Places series—The Horse and the Girl and Maiden, Mother, Crone, both by Madeleine F. White. Edited by Madeleine F. White and poetry publisher Mary Petiet, this transformative anthology brings together voices from across experiences, genders, and walks of life.
Featuring poems written in response to the earlier volumes, this collection celebrates the spiritual feminine and the power of authentic expression. Contributors—women, men, and all voices—share their truths, creating a circle of connection, reflection, and empowerment.
More than a poetry collection, Maiden, Mother, Crone is a gathering of seekers, creators, and survivors, reminding readers that community, creativity, and authentic expression are inseparable.
Maiden Mother Crone: The Anthology
“This powerful anthology offers up wisdom, healing - and joy - in a burning world. These heartfelt poems celebrate, honour and articulate lived experience through the ages, reminding us of the inherent creativity that lies within each of us”. —Sarah Westcott, author of Bloom, (Pavilion Poetry) shortlisted for the 2023 Ledbury Hellens Poetry Prize. She has published four books and a 2025 pamphlet, Almanac
"Maiden Mother Crone the Anthology creates a space to challenge those narrow definitions of women by showcasing the multi-dimensional and multi-layered aspects of women, a choreography of voices exploring and relating expressions of wisdom and memory, lament and celebration, anger and sorrow in turn, referencing the experiences of women borne of the earth, physical and of the body, bowed down with pain, exhilarated with joy, accepting and refusing.” —Maggie Harris, Guyanese-British poet, prose writer and educator
"Maiden Mother Crone felt like a journey that carried me, held me, and pushed me along through emotions. A collection sharing relationships, identity, history, nature, expectations, love, loss, challenge, and hope. Resonating deeply, the pieces felt raw, real, reflective and resoundingly beautiful yet often heartbreakingly relatable." —Helen Aitchison, author of four novels and director of CIC Write on the Tyne, she champions accessible, people-centred storytelling.
"Maiden, Mother, Crone: The Anthology is both a series of encounters and what the editors call ‘lived and overlapping states’. The maiden is not waiting but collecting. Moon is carved on the skin, water curls and fertility is configured as the transformation of ash into fertilizer." —Carolyn Oulton, scholar, poet and biographer, and Professor of Victorian Literature at Canterbury Christ Church University.
