Mother’s Day Special Event — Hannah Jenkins Poetry launch

Engen Books and Spoken Word St. John’s would like to invite you to a very special Mother’s Day event: the launch of Hannah Jenkins’ masterpiece ‘The Birds Come Back in the Spring.’

Join us after 7:30PM May 8th at The Ship for an open mic book launch celebrating the launch of Hannah’s new book of poems exploring life and growing up.

With readings from Hannah Jenkins and the Spoken Word St. John’s crew.

Reviews:
“Hannah writes poetry that you’ll want to quote and read aloud to the people you love. Her voice is fresh and the stories she tells will resonate across the generations.” — Michelle Porter, Approaching Fire.

“Gritty island femininity, Hannah’s collection is a smooth-toned pathway of roots, exploring deep into both what and who she’s made of.” — Travis House, Peace be the Journey.

“Jenkins writes of the ‘long line of women’ from whom she comes. Burning women, bruising women, women who never got a fresh start, unironic women, women of folklore, women of steel and porcelain, to name just a few. These women, I feel, would be proud.” — David Lynch, All Things Broken.

“A moving and powerful debut collection of poems. I’m looking forward to seeing more from this poet.” — Shannon K Green.

“The Birds Come Back in the Spring is an example of the best kind of poetry, the bowls, and stems of every letter sketched with emotion. It claws open the skin with ragged talons.” — Carolyn R Parsons, The Forbidden Dreams of Betsy Elliott.

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