Jennessa Hester 🍒
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Jennessa Hester 🍒
@cherrypoppunk.bsky.social
lambda poetry fellow 👸 disney and nintendo studies 🏰 perpetually sleepy 💤 she/her 🏳️‍⚧️

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I love this!! Congrats, Sabrina—you're going to rock it!
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Love this! I mostly use open access poems for my own poetry courses, so I'll give this a look 💕
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Can confirm that CD's book is delightful! Was so grateful to snag a copy earlier this year.
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Most poetry is published by super small indie presses--or even extensions of lit journals--so they don't have the benefits of speed and/or price that many other genres enjoy.

It comes with the territory, since the market is so small.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Ah, gotcha! Plagiarism is always worse—I'll agree on that 🙂
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Also, a Starter Pack I made a while back re: trans poetry. You might find it useful.

go.bsky.app/EeTmtu2
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I read and write trans poetry 💜

So much wonderful work coming out all the time, it just doesn't have the public hype that surrounds fiction (especially novels).
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The single but mighty mention of newsgirls 🙏
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I really love After poems, tbh, including ones on contemporary work.

It feels a lot like using citations in scholarship--creating a meaningful discussion between you and those working alongside you.

It's not a matter of 'Better' or 'Worse' for me. It's about letting the conversation flow.
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Love this! Thanks for continually providing such amazing resources 💕
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM