I’m honored to be on the shortlist for the https://www.betterthanstarbucks.org/sonnet-contest.
Sappho Longlist
I’m honored to be on the longlist for Palette’s Sappho Prize. Congratulations to the winners!
https://www.palettepoetry.com/2020/09/16/the-winners-and-finalists-of-the-2020-sappho-prize/
Thanks to Robin Bates for once again quoting me in his blog.
Frost Farm Prize
I’m honored to have my poem “Forty Trochees” chosen by Rachel Hadas for the Frost Farm Prize in Metrical Poetry.
Greetings from quarantine! Need some poetry?
I hope everyone is well. My family and I are well too, just sheltering in place and adjusting to doing work and school from home.
Three people in the past week have asked for copies of my book. I have copies that I can deliver (at a safe distance) in Sewanee/ Monteagle or mail to you wherever you are. It’s also still available from the publisher and from certain mail-order bookstores, but you may find that it’s faster to order from me. $14.00 plus $1.50 postage. I take Venmo and PayPal. Just send me an email at jmichael@sewanee.edu.
Thanks to Winning Writers for the shout-out!
Let Me Let Go by Jennifer Davis Michael | Goodreads
It’s here!
Happy book day!
It’s out today! If you haven’t already pre-ordered, you can continue to do so through Amazon or through Finishing Line Press.
Advent
The Southern Poetry Review published this poem of mine last year:
Advent
“O Come, Emmanuel,” we sing,
and call him “long-expected.”
Yet clearly his earthly parents
were taken by surprise.
No reservations at the inn,
no childbirth classes;
they swaddled him in makeshift rags
among the cows and asses.
The unexpected child
prepares his own room;
does not wait to be invited
or even knock politely;
tears apart the calendar,
inscribing every page
with the importunate demands
of newborn rage.
In his profound dependence
he conquers all,
seizing the heart’s cords
in small, potent hands.
From life’s very source,
he comes to shatter expectation,
and for that catastrophe
there is no preparation.