first light
touching the arm
of the housebuilder

 

 

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Jennifer Burd

Jennifer Burd has had poetry published in a variety of print and online journals, including Beloit Poetry Journal, Acorn, and Modern Haiku. She placed as a semifinalist in the World Monument Fund's 2012 haiku contest and tied for second place in Bluestem literary magazine's 2012 postcard poetry contest. She is the author of a book of poems, Body and Echo, and a book of creative nonfiction, Daily Bread: A Portrait of Homeless Men & Women of Lenawee County, Michigan. She works as an editor and writer for HighScope Educational Research Foundation in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

9 thoughts on “”

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    first light
    touching the arm
    of the housebuilder

    —JENNIFER BURD
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    It's one of those for a couple of seconds things didn't click and then a delightful explosion happened inside me. An uplifting poem, and one to be treasured by its many readers.
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    warmest regards,
    Alan
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