Jenny Benjamin
Poet / WriterJenny Benjamin is an award-winning poet and novelist. Over 30 of her poems have appeared in journals, including DIAGRAM, South Carolina Review, Fulcrum, Baltimore Review, Chelsea, and the Crab Orchard Review. Her first novel, This Most Amazing, was published in 2013 by Armida Books in Nicosia, Cyprus. Her poetry chapbook, More Than a Box of Crayons, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.
She’s a freelance writer with her own small business, JB Communications, LLC. Jenny lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her three daughters and dog.
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Milwaukee poet and Lake Effect contributor Jenny Benjamin, reading Closer to Sundown.Closer to Sundown Are those willo-the-wisps to lead me along a new… -
The winter solstice can be tough. As the day with the shortest period of sunlight in the year, it can be a grim reminder of the cold weather and sunless… -
The wind has stopped.No jeweled throne in nature’syellow pall of sky, and I haveseen the river moving from melike a lover I have not kissed yet,who does… -
As a child I was the one on the muck-brown lakeshore,calling for my big sister to come in, please,making sure I’d see her sleek hair and wide eyespop… -
Bay View was one of the first places we visited for a Lake Effect On-Site. It’s home to poet and contributor Jenny Benjamin, who wrote a poem in honor of… -
In-laws can be difficult to win over, and as poet Jenny Benjamin points out, sometimes the work is just as physical as it is emotional.She sat on a… -
We’re fortunate to have a chance to hear from some remarkable poets, from around the world and around our own area on Lake Effect. Here’s occasional… -
Poet Jenny Benjamin reflects on writing poetry, spotted dogs, and the 'dappled things' that make up an average day. White and tawny, spotty bellychocolate… -
In a city like Milwaukee, summertime brings mixed blessings. For many, summer heat means the return of festivals, outside dining, and long walks in the… -
For many of us, summer offers that rare opportunity to get away and spend some time with the people we love. You might have a special place you retreat…
