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Sleepless

I missed
its stellar kisses

Posted byJennifer NealJanuary 4, 2024Posted inpoetryTags:january, night, night owl, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community19 Comments on Sleepless

Reclaim

What if
I leave everything be

Posted byJennifer NealJanuary 2, 2024Posted inpoetryTags:january, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community19 Comments on Reclaim

Favorite Things

I’d breathe them out
in ice fractals, in the crisp
fog of my mouth
just before the snowfall.

Posted byJennifer NealDecember 12, 2023Posted inpoetryTags:december, favorite things, poem, poetry, poetry community, poets, writing, writing community20 Comments on Favorite Things

Ian Curtis Inspired Poems + Birding Adventure

A whole new world opened up as soon as I looked through the lenses.

Posted byJennifer NealOctober 1, 2023October 1, 2023Posted inpersonal, poetryTags:bird nerd, birding, birdwatching, boardman lake trail, fevers of the mind, life, michigan, poetry, poetry community, published, traverse city, writing, writing community7 Comments on Ian Curtis Inspired Poems + Birding Adventure

“Waltzin’ Through Rusty Cages: Poetry & Art Inspired by Elliott Smith & Chris Cornell”

New Fevers of the Mind Anthology

Posted byJennifer NealAugust 11, 2023Posted inpoetryTags:elliott smith, fevers of the mind, poem, poetry, poetry community, published12 Comments on “Waltzin’ Through Rusty Cages: Poetry & Art Inspired by Elliott Smith & Chris Cornell”

UPDATED: Poetry Showcase @ Fevers of the Mind

“Heather Donahue in Voice-Over”, “Harlequin Frames”, “Baby, This Ain’t Elm Street”, “Hecatomb”, & “I Often Have Nostalgia For Things That Never Happened”

Posted byJennifer NealMay 19, 2023Posted inpoetryTags:fevers of the mind, poetry, poetry community, poets, published, published poems, writing community9 Comments on UPDATED: Poetry Showcase @ Fevers of the Mind

NaPoWriMo 2023 — Day 28: “Cowboy”

two minutes here
in the belly of this canyon
contains eternities

Posted byJennifer NealApril 28, 2023April 28, 2023Posted inpoetryTags:glopowrimo, napowrimo, napowrimo 2023, poem, poetry, poetry community, writing, writing community14 Comments on NaPoWriMo 2023 — Day 28: “Cowboy”

NaPoWriMo 2023 — Day 27: “Fremont Farewell”

you can’t hold on
to hell too tightly

Posted byJennifer NealApril 27, 2023April 27, 2023Posted inpoetryTags:glopowrimo, las vegas, napowrimo, napowrimo 2023, poem, poetry, poetry community, writing, writing community12 Comments on NaPoWriMo 2023 — Day 27: “Fremont Farewell”

NaPoWriMo 2023 — Day 25: “Lifeboat”

we are each a
thread in the
tapestry

Posted byJennifer NealApril 25, 2023April 25, 2023Posted inpoetryTags:glopowrimo, napowrimo, napowrimo 2023, poem, poetry, poetry community, writing community

NaPoWriMo 2023 — Day 24: “Sentinels”

This one’s just a start

Posted byJennifer NealApril 24, 2023April 24, 2023Posted inpoetryTags:draft, glopowrimo, napowrimo, napowrimo 2023, poem, poetry, poetry community

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