Long Time Coming

PoetryJena SchwartzMarch 18, 2020dive into poetryComment

For a Friday Morning {a poem}

We thought we might have a baby-baby, // but the easy way to say this is // life happened // or // it wasn't in the cards.

PoetryJena SchwartzNovember 8, 2019Everyday life, poems, poet, poem, poetry, dive into poetry, life happens, gratitudeComment

When I Tell You It's Tomorrow {New Poem}

PoetryJena SchwartzJune 2, 2019Poetry, dive into poetry, Eden, Genesis, Creation, Grief, Freedom, poem, dreams, dream interpretationComment

The Agreement {poem}

Poetry, Real LifeJena SchwartzFebruary 13, 2019domesticity, marriage, reciprocty, kindness, household chores, division of labor, daily life, poem, poetry, dive into poetryComment

The Poet’s Role in a Crumbling Democracy

But here’s the thing: If I am to move my writing more into a political sphere — a periphery I’ve circled and danced inside of for as long as I’ve been writing — I have an obligation to do so in a way that calls attention not to myself but to those who really have something at stake.

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