Heather Jessen

Poet. Kid lit writer. MFA from Simmons. PEN New England Discovery Award Winner. Tassy Walden Award Finalist. She/her

[ballast @ballastjournal]

🩶 ballast 2.1 is here 🩶

https://t.co/gwQoFQCWL0

our first issue of 2024 features poetry by Julia Alter, @mytwords, Shae Krispinsky, Christopher Munde, Jason Fraley, @celinapoet, @snareshot, @DrZackaryBerger, @jeffrey_hecker, Philip Jason, Carolanna Lisonbee

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[Academy of American Poets @POETSorg]

My uncles are the tallest men I know.
Every doorway a chance to bow 
Their heads, they love the Lord.  
Skin so dark their last name is Lenoir.

—Jericho Brown
@jerichobrown
#PoemADay

https://t.co/VqVavs2oi6

[Academy of American Poets @POETSorg]

“This box is for a statement about the Poem.
Surely a poem is what remains unboxed.
And although the first sentence above may sound merely procedural,
yet you see its necessity for appreciating the second sentence.”

—Anne Carson
#AboutThisPoem

https://t.co/9qZsR78ach

[Dr. Кrista Welz @kristawelz]

I love this graphic from thebookwrangler. We accept everyone and make room for everyone’s story 😀

#tlchat #librarylife #libraries #librarians #engchat

[The 92nd Street Y, New York @92ndStreetY]

Tonight @92ndStreetY, in person and streaming online. #AmaCodjoe and @CPhillipsPoet read with introductions by @musicman_nkosi & @akasomeguy

@fsgbooks @yalepress @Milkweed_Books @92NYPoetry
https://t.co/xAfIyQG8g9

[Heather Jessen @hjessenwrites]

@MarloWordyBird Gorgeous!

[Heather Jessen @hjessenwrites]

@VaughnRoycroft You could put a recording on your website of you (or someone else) pronouncing names or terms. That's probably quickest and easiest for the reader - although probably not for you!

[The Atlanta Review @ATLReview]

Working my way through contest submissions! Still haven't sent in yours? You've got time! Last day of the contest is May 1.
https://t.co/Rd7aTukj9y

[Heather Jessen @hjessenwrites]

@JoKnowles Congratulations, Jo! So exciting!

[Jo Knowles @JoKnowles]

Some very very very exciting news! https://t.co/5TfMsNwvUf

[Quagmire Magazine | Subs Open | Pigs Fly @QuagmireMagazi1]

Our poetry contest long list is here!

[Ben Purkert @BenPurkert]

Jane Hirshfield on poems and secrets

[Matt HongoltzHetling @hh_matt]

I've already shared my son's love of Ear Worm! (2022, words @JoKnowles, visuals @GaliaBernstein), which invites readers to invent silly voices and tunes. It became his fave when he was just 2 months old. At 9 months, the cover alone still makes him smile.
https://t.co/mXusLkWZJx

[Heather Jessen @hjessenwrites]

@melostrom @DailyNutmeg @CPhillipsPoet @adalimon @ae_stallings @KLCzepiel @reneewauthor Thanks, Melissa! Spine poems are so fun, aren't they?

[Heather Jessen @hjessenwrites]

I created some spine poems for @DailyNutmeg with bks from some fav authors incl @CPhillipsPoet @adalimon @ae_stallings @KLCzepiel @melostrom @reneewauthor &more! Enjoy! https://t.co/HO6XXg8YUs #Poetry #SpinePoem

[Windham-Campbell Prizes @WindhamCampbell]

It all begins today! Festival details at https://t.co/uL5SWy37RE! Stream the keynote: https://t.co/505DJz9d7H. All in-person, all free!

[We Need Diverse Books @diversebooks]

Applications for the Emergency Fund are open! Diverse creatives, publishing professionals (including freelancers and interns), and now also K-12 educators can apply for grants: https://t.co/gDwHLZ6Mlm

[Alexander Verbeek 🌍 @Alex_Verbeek]

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The best way to see Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is to stare at the center of the spiral for 20 seconds and then look at the painting.

RT when it works for you.

[The Slowdown @slowdownshow]

“Today’s poem imagines what it would have been like to have been taught some of life’s biggest lessons in elementary school.”

Today’s poem is “What You Missed That Day You Were Absent From Fourth Grade” by @bradaaronmodlin @SEMOPress https://t.co/DRSZuQVIrq