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Paroxysmal

You become
a spectacle no matter how much
you abhor the spotlight.

Posted byJennifer NealAugust 9, 2025Posted inpoetryTags:epilepsy, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, summer, writers, writing, writing community25 Comments on Paroxysmal

“Lumerian” over at The Beatnik Cowboy

New published poem

Posted byJennifer NealJuly 15, 2025July 15, 2025Posted inpoetryTags:poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, published poetry, the beatnik cowboy, writing, writing community6 Comments on “Lumerian” over at The Beatnik Cowboy

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

Poem & Interview In The Rappahannock Review

“Fatherly Advice” published in the Spring Issue

Posted byJennifer NealMay 2, 2025Posted inpoetryTags:interview, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, published, published writing, spring, the rappahannock review, writing, writing community25 Comments on Poem & Interview In The Rappahannock Review

‘Blood In Winter’ – 1st Place Winner of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies Quarterly Membership Contest

“…scented of earth and coffee…”

Posted byJennifer NealJanuary 21, 2025Posted inpoetryTags:nfsps, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poetry contest, poets, published, strophes, writer, writers, writing, writing community36 Comments on ‘Blood In Winter’ – 1st Place Winner of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies Quarterly Membership Contest

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

Contest Poems in Peninsula Poets

“Visions Again” & “Michigama”

Posted byJennifer NealNovember 18, 2024November 18, 2024Posted inpoetryTags:michigan, peninsula poets, poetry, poetry community, poetry society of michigan, published, writing, writing community42 Comments on Contest Poems in Peninsula Poets

Interwoven — An Ekphrastic Poem

“A spark beat the heart alive
and became the true origin of fire…”

Posted byJennifer NealSeptember 29, 2024Posted inpoetryTags:art, crooked tree arts center, ekphrastic, mary fortuna, poem, poetry, poetry community, traverse city, writing, writing community16 Comments on Interwoven — An Ekphrastic Poem

“Ghost Tea” Published in Harmony Lit Magazine

“And who else drank from this chipped cup?”

Posted byJennifer NealSeptember 27, 2024Posted inpoetryTags:ghosts, poem, poetry, poetry community, published writing, september, writer, writers, writing, writing community19 Comments on “Ghost Tea” Published in Harmony Lit Magazine

“Glower” in The Winged Moon Magazine

“seized in obsidian,
the sentinel’s glare
declares migratory disorder”

Posted byJennifer NealSeptember 25, 2024Posted inpoetryTags:poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poetry contest, poets, published writing, september, substack, the winged moon, writer, writers, writing, writing community12 Comments on “Glower” in The Winged Moon Magazine

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