I write

I write to breathe, to try and stop time from tripping on down the trail and around the bend without me, to give the descriptions and wandering wonderings in my head a place to curl up for a while and just be.



Jamie Lynn Heller uses poetry as her caffeine (and she needs a lot to keep up with her life of school counseling, teaching, parenting, wife-ing, daughtering, aunting, neighboring, writing, and other -ings ). Her book Buried in the Suburbs was published in 2018 (Woodley Press) and received the 2019 Kansas Notable Book Award. Her chapbook Domesticated : Poetry From Around the House was published in 2015 (Finishing Line Press). She has 90+ poems published in literary journals and magazines (for a complete list of publications see below).

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Poetry Jam 2023

 Had a great time participating, listening, and presenting the Poetry Jam this year!  


I got to talk about line breaks in free verse poetry.  It's one of my favorite topics because wielding line breaks with intent can have such a strong effect in a piece of writing.  


I met many new poets in the area from all different levels of experience and even got the chance to exchange books!  I am looking forward to next year's event.





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