Reprinted with permission from main street rag publishing company and jen ashburn.
The light on the wall jen ashburn.
These poems of displacement of a woman navigating the strange territories of a dismantled family and travels in foreign lands will wake up your eyes and.
The light on the wall by jen ashburn this poetry collection is an eclectic mix of reflections of the poet s homelife especially her mother and her travels abroad in asia.
Jen ashburn is the author of the light on the wall main street rag 2016.
In the light on the wall jen ashburn powerfully depicts the fragility and complexities of childhood alongside the wonder of exploring and observing the world around us.
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Jen ashburn author of the light on the wall.
Can i love this earth not having born it the answer is a carefully observed tender complex compelling yes.
This collection her first opens and closes with poems about her schizophrenic mother and dysfunctional family a frame around the author s life and travels.
Her contemporary style is both easy to follow and engaging.
First published in nerve cowboy.
In the titular poem ashburn uses description the evening light soaked everything.
Jen ashburn s debut the light on the wall explores the question.
She holds an mfa from chatham university and lives in pittsburgh.
This video was recorded during the pennsylvania center for the book s event for.
This is a poetry of memory but also of awakening written with great musicality a precise eye for image and a spirited tenderness.