Hello,

I’m Jennifer. I love to write, read, and analyze poetry. I live on my own with my boyfriend in a small town where nothing really ever happens. One day I hope to move to a larger city where I can find a fantastic career and be happy with my life. I have no plans of what type of career to acquire. My father is constantly asking me, to which I reply, “Get a good job.” What’s wrong with letting my future dictate itself? I will have a degree, I will be ‘Advanced Conversational’ in Spanish, and I will be ready for more. What more could an employer want?

Within the past few years I have begun to savor Spanish poets of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries in Spain. Most of what I enjoy about them is the fluidity of their words, the beauty of the imagery and the unique form of humor you can only find in Spanish poetry. I enjoy English poets as well, and still prefer to remain in the centuries between 1500 and 1900. Maybe it is my draw to form and function as well as the mastery that these poets show in their works that intrigues me so much. This website is an example of what I enjoy; the beauty of the word.

I began writing my own poetry when I was 12. My childhood was filled with struggle and to escape that world, I immersed myself in my own words, my thoughts and emotions. This was my only outlet at the time, and I still have most of what I wrote then. I hope to share it with you here. I don’t believe my family knew how much writing I did on the porch every night, nor what thoughts where going through my head at the time. Maybe you will see a glimmer of how it was like to be me.

I also have a collection of romantic poetry, love-filled words to the first romance I ever had, and he will always be remembered in these words. These are probably the hardest for me to share, as the love I once had with this man, failed to produce an everlasting relationship as husband and wife for very long. After 4 years of marriage, we are now separated with no hope of reconciliation.

Next, I have words of a new exploration of sexuality that I have grown to love and learn from. These are very adult poems and could possibly offend some people. If you are not interested in these poems, please skip them.

Lastly, I have a collection of recent works, ones that really have no bearing on my emotional state or my existence. These are experiments with form, or ideas, or what I like to call ’spontaneous inspiration.’ I’m sure you will enjoy these as well.

–Jennifer