When I told a friend last spring that I was writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month, she…

When I told a friend last spring that I was writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month, she…
Ready to write? Sharpen up your pencils. Gather your pens. Dust off the Corona (not that one). And boot up…
When you find a kindred spirit in the parking lot. ©2020, Jen Payne.
We're happy to report that the poetry chapbook Waiting Out the Storm can now be found at Rock Garden in…
“Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six…
“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the…
“Stories are a when something happened that you didn’t expect, that lead to some deep internal change in your self…Tell…
Author Jen Payne's poem MEASURING WATER BY SOUND has been included in Coffee Poems: Reflections on Life with Coffee published…
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Like a firm handshake, good writing gives people a lasting impression. No matter what the intention, medium, or technology —…
In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, poets near and far are gearing up for NaPoWriMo, challenging themselves to…