Category Archives: Jennifer Dotson

Free Verse by Jennifer Dotson (USA)

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

When My Mother Met John Travolta by Jennifer Dotson During one of those fallow periods between choreographic enterprises when paying rent was primary, my mother worked in the catalogue orders department of Henri Bendel, store for New York’s monied elite. … Continue reading →

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Free Verse by Jennifer Dotson

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

Cooking Together It wasn’t my first BBQ. When we met, I feared I was just a crust, a shell, a broken yolk but your savory attention set my broth to boil. You whisked my batter to a froth and I … Continue reading →

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Free Verse by Jennifer Dotson

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Charlotte Digregorio

Turning Fifty How nifty to be turning fifty. In Shakespeare’s time I’d be past my prime and looking grave. Now I shift the paradigm   and join in making lists of mountains to climb.  Chalking up new experiences before my half … Continue reading →

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Free Verse by Jennifer Dotson

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Charlotte Digregorio

Family Harmony Sonnet Why do different things bother us so much? Our son hates fruit and even just the smells send him from a room. Or things mustn’t touch like ceramic plates on paper towels. I can’t hear it but … Continue reading →

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Free Verse by Jennifer Dotson

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Charlotte Digregorio

Medusa Those Greeks got it all wrong. Medusa, a serpent-headed gorgon, so ugly that men turn to stone? Lies and misrepresentation. Medusa said It’s all natural so what’s the big deal? Her hair, not snakes, flourished in dark waves from … Continue reading →

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Book Review–Read Jennifer Dotson’s Delightful Classic: Clever Gretel

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Charlotte Digregorio

  Poet Jennifer Dotson’s classic, Clever Gretel, is a generous collection of poems of self-realization and reminiscences. Her style throughout is imaginative, elegantly simple, and delightful. Through her imagination, she transforms the familiar into the unique. The book is reader-friendly, … Continue reading →

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Special Announcement: Driving Cars–Poetry Anthology Is Published!

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Charlotte Digregorio

Most all of us have had a passion for cars at some point in our lives. This wonderful, new anthology with long and short poems is a delight to read. Highland Park Poetry  in Illinois asked poets from everywhere to … Continue reading →

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