Hello, all! My poem “Fatherly Advice” has been published in the Spring issue of The Rappahannock Review. I also have an interview to read there too. Please check them out HERE & HERE. Enjoy!
Poem & Interview In The Rappahannock Review
Hello, all! My poem “Fatherly Advice” has been published in the Spring issue of The Rappahannock Review. I also have an interview to read there too. Please check them out HERE & HERE. Enjoy!
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I have to admit that, like you, most of my rhymes are a little surprising to me when they show up in my writing. Someone will say, “I like your rhyming scheme” and I’ll be like… “What? Rhyming scheme?!?!?”
Congrats, Jenn. Both are fun reads.
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Yeah, a lot of the time I think it’s the Detroit in me. 😉 Like, “I can’t escape freestylin'” or something. Thank you for reading. I’m glad you like!
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like a marriage
between the living
& the ground
— and so many more gorgeous lines.
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Thank you, cookie!
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Good read
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Thank you!
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A beautiful and touching poem Jennifer! Loved the sound and imagery too! Enjoyed reading your interview. Writing everyday is emotionally very satisfying! Congratulations!
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Thanks!
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The poem is jaw-dropping. I am trying to remember your voice and I want to say that’s not you actually readnig it, but it kinda sounds like you in a more stern and to-the-point tone. I enjoyed both the reading of it and the poem itself. I will read the interview later. I am sure it is just as golden, if not more.
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It’s me! I think I’ve improved my “reading voice” maybe? Haha Thank you for reading! I’m very glad you enjoyed. 🩵
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You def did!!! It’s totally different from when you share your first poetry reading. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
You’re most welcome!
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Enjoyed listening to fatherly advise. Great imagery. Always. Congrats Jen.
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Thank you, Selma
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Enjoyed the interview too.
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Great interview, Jennifer. And I liked Fatherly Advice a lot, as well as Gutter Girls, which showed up in your feed.
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Thanks! Ahh yes, “Gutter Girls” was a fun process too.
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So great to hear you read this tremendous, trenchant poem, and I loved the interview. So many resonances with the way you alchemize poetry, even though it’s in no way a daily practice for me while I’m focused on writing the second book of my series. But you feed a fire long enough, it’s hard to starve out completely. 🙂
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Thank you! I feel that what helps me write even a little a day is that I let go of trying to write “something good” every day. When I feel like “it’s all crap”, then it deters me from trying. I find myself taking a month to complete something and I’m not stressed by that anymore. So I’ll just say “this needs work”, and however long it takes is okay. It’s kind of fun to work on one line all day and see how it takes shape by the end of it.
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It is! I consider having fun an accomplishment. 🙂
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I love your poem, especially the visual of your daddy mocking your finicking aunt and your connection to him even in physical absentia. I also enjoyed listening to you read it for us.
Thanks for the encouragement to write just a sentence a day. I need to get organized and get back to writing.
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Thanks so much! I hope you tap back into your creative well and that it brings you joy. ❤️
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Thanks! 💖
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You are always on point in your writing that always gives me pause, Jen-:)
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Thank you so much for reading!
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💓
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