Writing for me is an ongoing practice of facing and countering fears. And so, in that sense, I have always been responding to phobias. I am often most surprised by the writing that comes from facing fears that strike closest to home, poems that explore internalized phobias about gender identity, sexuality, and the body, poems that struggle with a question like do I deserve love?
Writing for me is an ongoing practice of facing and countering fears. And so, in that sense, I have always been responding to phobias. I am often mos… - Jenny Johnson
Writing for me is an ongoing practice of facing and countering fears. And so, in that sense, I have always been responding to phobias. I am often mos…
- Jenny Johnson
On the key to a successful Twitter account: Write the things that you think are funny and that's what's gonna click with people. - Jenny Johnson
On the key to a successful Twitter account: Write the things that you think are funny and that's what's gonna click with people.
I think normative or binary lenses for seeing bodies often crush or delegitimize other felt physical experiences of being and desiring. I've found th… - Jenny Johnson
I think normative or binary lenses for seeing bodies often crush or delegitimize other felt physical experiences of being and desiring. I've found th…
A poem is a liminal space that can offer a sensation of belonging. A poem won't bring you a cold beer, but it may offer you a stool where you can sit… - Jenny Johnson
A poem is a liminal space that can offer a sensation of belonging. A poem won't bring you a cold beer, but it may offer you a stool where you can sit…
I do think that our bodies are capable of many magical and inexplicable things that have nothing to do with reproduction. I have read that some birds… - Jenny Johnson
I do think that our bodies are capable of many magical and inexplicable things that have nothing to do with reproduction. I have read that some birds…
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