Join the Neopoet online poetry workshop and community to improve as a writer, meet fellow poets, and showcase your work. Sign up, submit your poetry, and get started.
JJ
Jenifer James
Member since December 25, 2012
Member for 13 years, 5 months
Premium
advocate
member
43
Poems
301
Comments
9
Followers
Most recent
Trees whip wild
trees whip wild in white dry winds
electricity sparks death ghosts whirl in the cacophony darkness
smoke ballooning howls of red the forest bends broken at its knees
Black trunks fall roar through flames creatures run skin blazing screaming
dying
the agony of it
Jenifer James’s timeline
- October 2023
-
04 WedReceived a critique
on Trees whip wild from @Shelby Pryor
"I understand this so well. Life can be brutal. Reality can suck. But you portrayed this so accurately." -
04 Wed
- August 2023
-
31 ThuReceived a critique
on mermaid string from @Geezer
"that deserves more thought. I like it! Let me get the contest judging back on track, and I promise that we will discuss it. I have some ideas that I'm sure will resonate with you and some others here. ~ Geez. ." -
31 ThuReceived a critique
on The bins of Old London from @Alex Tanner
"I recall visiting my daughter when she lived in London (Woolwich Area) and looking out of the window one morning to see a pair of foxes frolicking, (being polite here ) in the road. I think you have this one spot on. Al…" -
30 Wed
-
28 Mon
- June 2023
-
30 Fri
-
30 Fri
-
10 Sat
- December 2022
-
25 SunAnniversary
10 years of membership
- December 2017
-
25 MonAnniversary
5 years of membership
- December 2013
-
25 WedAnniversary
One year of membership
- January 2013
-
15 TueHighest posting month
January 2013 — 8 poems
-
09 Wed
-
04 FriFirst critique offered
on "O P A L " by @Esker
- December 2012
-
25 TueFirst publication
Grief ending
-
25 TueJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
Well traveled, enchanted by life and living, had my fair share of interesting times. Words are the (my) way of existing well, dealing with grief, looking at the world, delighting in the unexpected. I have been caught up in academia for a while but am now back to writing for to make sense of my complicated times. I am deeply reflective and very sociable - almost in the same breath, which has made my sense of 'self in the world' difficult at times - wanting to be solitary and wanting to be with people. I was brought up in Wales UK but am now living in Australia, so my poetry is probably influenced by both the granite mountains and water, as well as hot sun, red rocks and bush fire.
Location: nsw, australia, AUS
Favorite Poets
Too many influences
probably. Always listening to new voices as well as remembering the old
Recent Work
Trees whip wild
Posted:
The bins of Old London
Posted:
mermaid string
Posted:
I will not give in
Posted:
Raindrops bounce piano notes
Posted:
A strange story
Posted:
Once upon a time
Posted:
Triumphal guilt
Posted:
Where were you last night
Posted:
Kakodaimons
Posted:
Contest Wins
| Winning Submission | Contest | Contest Date |
|---|---|---|
| The last raindrop dries | Neopoem Of The Week June 4th To June 10th 2023 | – |
| Broken News | June 2023 Challenge Breaking News | – |
Workshops
| Skill level: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show And Tell: Intensive Critique Workshop | (syllabus) | Shark Pool | Started 2013-02-28 | Concluded |
| GREAT POETRY (a workshop) | (syllabus) | Splash Pool | Started 2013-01-19 | Concluded |
| fixed verse – it's not a curse | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool, Plunge Pool | Started 2012-10-28 | Concluded |