The Light On The Wall Jen Ashburn

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The light on the wall jen ashburn.

Her work has appeared in numerous venues including the writer s almanac the macguffin and whiskey island. Can i love this earth not having born it the answer is a carefully observed tender complex compelling yes. Her contemporary style is both easy to follow and engaging. 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.

In the titular poem ashburn uses description the evening light soaked everything. May 26 2019 cat russell rated it really liked it book review. First published in nerve cowboy. 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.

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. She holds an mfa from chatham university and lives in pittsburgh. This week we ll look atthe light on the wall main street rag january 2017 by poet jen ashburn. Jen ashburn s debut collection the light on the wall contains all of the psychological dynamism of a great novel in its examination of a woman s life from her small town indiana upbringing to her exploration of a much larger world far outside the circumscribed boundaries presented to her as a child.

This is a poetry of memory but also of awakening written with great musicality a precise eye for image and a spirited tenderness. Jen ashburn author of the light on the wall. Jen ashburn s debut the light on the wall explores the question.