Five PoemsWe have moths in the pantry.
It has gotten so I can kill them with my bare hands as they pass.
I think of the dust on the wings,
how you’re not to disturb it.
Jennifer Lunden
Author of AMERICAN BREAKDOWN: Our Ailing Nation, My Body's Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life, forthcoming from Harper Wave, May 9, 2023.
River swimmer.
Chicken lover.
Creative nonfiction reader.
She/her.
Portland, ME, United States
Selected work (6 publications)
Fugitive JusticeAfter stumbling upon the scene of the capture of an escaped murderer, clinical social worker Jennifer Lunden grapples with the polarities of innocence and guilt, social neglect and social justice.
social justice
Evidence, in Track Changes"It was a strange thing, editing my mother. Particularly since for my entire childhood, especially the first eleven years, she edited me."
mothers & daughters
How to Save a ParkThe illuminating story of how a dedicated group of people—pooling their time, creativity, and resourcefulness—won the fight to save a beleaguered city park, despite the political and financial forces against it.
Grassroots Organizing
Urban Parks