Anna’s poetry and short stories have appeared in journals and online venues. Selected work is linked below.
Finding the Fun
A Tiny Love story. The New York Times, 2025. In loving memory of my mother, Dr. Margit Lassen (1933-2023).
Silence
A poem in verse. Licton Springs Review, 2015.
Things We Thought Would Never Happen
An experimental collage poem. Licton Springs Review, 2020.
This Picture Always Makes Me Cry
A Substack story about kindness to children and mothers.
Making Connections in Divided Times
A Substack article about bridging cultural and emotional gaps.
Loving an Adopted Child
A Substack article about the flip side of adoption – trauma.
Reaching Out: poetry
This short collection of connected poems explores social isolation, failed attempts at human connections, and finding community.
Excerpt:
without one atom
you cannot make a wave
without a wave
the atom drifts in vapor
Anna Dahland 