Jennifer Hambrick, USA

Introducing  : A poet hailed for her “brilliant” imagery, “masterful” craftsmanship, and “uniquely musical voice,” Jennifer Hambrick is a seven-time Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and the author of four poetry collections: a silence or two (Red Moon Press), In the High Weeds (NFSPS Press), winner of the Stevens Award from the National Federation of State Poetry Societies; Joyride (Red Moon Press), winner of the Marianne Bluger Book Award; and Unscathed (NightBallet Press).

Hambrick was featured by former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser in American 
Life in Poetry, appeared as featured poet with Rattle editor Tim Green on 
the journal's Rattlecast livestream, and was guest poet on A Conversation 
with Jimmy Pappas and Friends. Her free verse and short-form poems appear 
in Rattle, The Columbia Review, The American Journal of Poetry, Santa Clara 
Review, Maryland Literary Review, San Pedro River Review, POEM, Modern 
Haiku, Frogpond, Mayfly, The Heron's Nest, NOON: journal of the short poem, 
Contemporary Haibun Online, and in dozens of other literary journals and 
invited anthologies. 

summer evening
he teaches his son to fish
for stars

December 11th 2024