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Published Poems at Cereal City Review + Life Update

“I don’t know how to sugarcoat it, so I’m not going to…”

Posted byJennifer NealOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025Posted inpersonal, poetryTags:cereal city review, channeling, chronic illness, chronic pain, family, ojibwe, poems, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, polycystic kidney disease, spiritual, writer, writers, writing, writing community24 Comments on Published Poems at Cereal City Review + Life Update

And Then The Timeline Overlaps

wondering what it means/to be made aware of/pieces of me

Posted byJennifer NealSeptember 17, 2025Posted inpersonal, poetryTags:death, life, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community12 Comments on And Then The Timeline Overlaps

Time For Change (Addendum)

“…see you on the other side, my friend…”

Posted byJennifer NealJuly 9, 2025Posted inmusic, personalTags:friendship, grief, life, rip, writing14 Comments on Time For Change (Addendum)

Time For Change

This brings me to an announcement…

Posted byJennifer NealJuly 9, 2025Posted inpersonalTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, epilepsy, health, life, personal, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, polycystic kidney disease, substack, update, writer, writers, writing, writing community20 Comments on Time For Change

The Poet Life

“For 2025 the only thing I told myself I wanted to do was be a poet.”

Posted byJennifer NealJanuary 13, 2025Posted inpersonalTags:happy new year, january, personal, poet, poet life, poetry community, poets, update, winter, writer, writers, writing, writing community28 Comments on The Poet Life

I Can Almost Say I Survived This Summer

I’m ready for cold weather, crisp leaves, & cleansing snowfall.

Posted byJennifer NealSeptember 1, 2024September 1, 2024Posted inpersonalTags:autumn, books, film, life, life update, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, september, update, writer, writers, writing, writing community19 Comments on I Can Almost Say I Survived This Summer

I Cannot Tell July

I exist in fragments. At least that’s what my mind tries to do most of the time.

Posted byJennifer NealJuly 1, 2024Posted inpersonalTags:blog, blogging community, life, life update, ojibwe, personal, personal essay, poetry, powwwow, traverse city, update, writing, writing community26 Comments on I Cannot Tell July

“Always the hours…”

“I’ve been working on poetry every chance I get…”

Posted byJennifer NealMay 20, 2024Posted inpersonalTags:blog, chronic illness, epilepsy, life, michigan, music, personal, personal essay, poet, poet life, poetry, poetry community, poets, seizures, traverse city, writers, writing, writing community36 Comments on “Always the hours…”

The Next Step In My Poetic Journey

“I believe people when they tell me I’m talented. I do feel that I possess a knack for words and sometimes I can get it down in such a way that I’m very happy with.”

Posted byJennifer NealApril 23, 2024Posted inpersonalTags:essay, personal, personal essay, poet, poet life, poetry, poetry community, poets, ptsd, writer, writers, writing, writing community32 Comments on The Next Step In My Poetic Journey

“It’s Your Water, Too” — On “Bad River: A Story of Defiance”

Bad River: A Story of Defiance is in theaters from March 15th – March 20th

Posted byJennifer NealMarch 17, 2024March 17, 2024Posted inpersonalTags:anishinaabe, bad river, documentary, film, native american, ojibwe, writing, writing community20 Comments on “It’s Your Water, Too” — On “Bad River: A Story of Defiance”

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