Poet and Flash Fiction Author
Driven by extreme curiosity about herself, humans, and society, Jac uses her work to question how femaleness is viewed in the world.
Books by Jac Jenkins
Moon too Heavy
A fierce and unflinching poetry collection about the weight women carry, and the courage to cast it off.
Scoria
A lyrical prose collaboration exploring the small, glassy fragments of everyday life.
About the author
Jac Jenkins lives on a small beef farm in the Far North of New Zealand with her partner, some chooks, too many ducks and an ever-expanding mob of once-tame but now increasingly feral sheep.
A poetry enthusiast from a young age, Jac finally committed to formal study and serious writing in her mid-forties. Her writing achievements range from publication in journals such as Turbine | Kapohau, Room Magazine (Canada), The American Journal of Poetry and Landfall to winning the takahē 2013 Poetry Competition, and achieving a distinction grade in her MA in Creative Writing.
Praise
What readers are saying about Moon too Heavy:
Jac Jenkins’ work has guts and intellect and a deep current of physical delight. These are fiery and thinking poems.
Anna S
[Moon too Heavy] has a confident musicality & an artful physicality, which I am always drawn to … it contains just the right amount of poems, nothing more, which I am always impressed by & jealous of.
Sam D
Connect with Jac
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