Domestic Bodies (Poetry Collection)

Domestic Bodies delves into the physicality of mundane and life-altering moments as told by a narrator disabled from birth. This collection deals with themes of cancer, family, death, disability, and resilience. Many of these poems don't end happily but leave the reader with a sense of life continuing on...regardless.

Reviews (click on the name/publication):

"This is the poetry I want to write. Poetry that hits you in the center of your chest, the words seeping into your bloodstream and becoming part of you."

"Among those whom we now teach as our literary giants was Wallace Stevens, who has not been as readily cited as being as influential as other modernist poets; yet this influence is readily perceivable in the recent publication of Jennifer Ruth Jackson’s Domestic Bodies (Querencia 2023)."

"Domestic Bodies is an important collection of poetry that acts to set the narrative and reclaim identity beyond the isolating nature of able-bodied society."

"If you or a loved one face a cancer diagnosis, if you grieve the loss of a parent or relationship, if you live with disabilities, you may find solace in these pages."

"Jackson chronicles pain, loss, and the dangers of being female and disabled in a relentlessly ableist and misogynist culture. She chronicles with such sharp insight that the poems become weapons."

Events:
I'm available for Zoom readings and poet talks. Please contact me at jenruthjackson[at]gmail[dot]com

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