About Blazing Star
The Blazing Star Journal was founded by Mary Swander in 2022 to showcase writing by farmers, gardeners, writers, artists and others who advance the AgArts mission: to imagine and promote healthy food systems through the arts. We publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama and art –– one piece once a month to allow our readers time to focus and appreciate the highlighted work.
Managing Editor: Mary Swander
Issue Editor: Janine Calsbeek
Web Development: Big Imprint
Graphics Editor: Anna Geyer
The Big Three
Sean Dengler, Oct 2025
Beauty is Pain
Patrick T. Howard, Nov 2025
The Unfinished Sweater
Susan M. Strawn, Dec 2025
Seeing Beyond Fences
Jane Yoder-Short, Feb 2026
