The Light On The Wall 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.

The light on the wall jen ashburn.

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. She holds an mfa from chatham university and lives in pittsburgh. 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. This is a poetry of memory but also of awakening written with great musicality a precise eye for image and a spirited tenderness.

In the titular poem ashburn uses description the evening light soaked everything. Reprinted with permission from main street rag publishing company and jen ashburn. This week we ll look atthe light on the wall main street rag january 2017 by poet jen ashburn. 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 s debut the light on the wall explores the question. First published in nerve cowboy. Jen ashburn is the author of the light on the wall main street rag 2016. 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.

Jen ashburn author of the light on the wall. May 26 2019 cat russell rated it really liked it book review. Her work has appeared in numerous venues including the writer s almanac the macguffin and whiskey island.