Josie Balka

About the Author

Josie Balka is a poet whose words weave the intricate threads of human emotion into tapestries of introspection and grace. Drawing from her own journeys through love's tender embraces and heartaches, she crafts verses that resonate with the quiet yearnings of the soul. In her debut collection, I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living, Balka explores the bittersweet dance of relationships, the ache of absence, and the resilient spark of existence itself. With a voice that is both intimate and universal, she invites readers to pause and reflect on their own stories of connection and growth. A resident of the Pacific Northwest, Balka finds inspiration in the rhythm of rain-swept forests and the ebb of coastal tides, channeling these natural cadences into her evocative poetry.