ARYA'S WRITING & READING BLOG

Good news today:  OyeDrum Magazine has nominated my poem, "Notes to the Ghost of a Suicide Now Nameless," for a Pushcart Prize. Yay! The poem is from my recently published poetry collection, Singing in the Dark . Thanks to the editors and congrats to all the other nominees. Here's OyeDrum's list of nominees: OyeDrum Magazine 2022 Pushcart Prize Nominees: NOTES TO THE GHOST OF A SUICIDE NOW NAMELESS Arya F. Jenkins Peril Carla Cherry Body of Water Jaylani Loveday The surprising occurrence of ghosts Jenny Dunbar Do you find it hard to write? Kylie Hough I dreamt of myself on a steel bed covered in white my mother crying above me Vanessa Chica Ferreira Joyeux Noel to all my fellow writers and readers! The holidays are here and I just want to express my gratitude to those of you who have bought and/or read any of my books, and especially those of you who have shared feedback about your reading experience. It means the world to authors, especially those of us published b

Arya F. Jenkins is a Colombian-American poet, writer and peace and social justice activist whose poetry, fiction and CNF have been published in numerous journals and zines. Her stories have received several nominations for the Pushcart Prize, and her poetry has also been nominated for the Pushcart. In 2021, one of her short stories was nominated for the Best of the Net Anthology. She is the author of a collection of short stories,  Blue Songs in An Open Key  (Fomite, 2018), and four poetry chapbooks, Singing in the Dark (Alien Buddha Press, 2022),  Love & Poison  (Prolific Press, 2019),  Silence Has A Name  (Finishing Line Press, 2016) and  Jewel Fire  (AllBook Books, 2011). She edited  No War No More: Poems, Essays, Photos & Artwork for Peace  (Greenwood/Blue Lotus Press, 2007). Her mixed genre novel,  Punk Disco Bohemian , was released by NineStar Press in September 2021.  Poetry publications : Agave Magazine, Blue Heron Review, the Bookends Review, Dying Dahlia Review, The