jrouse @jrouse

Poet & Playwright. Acid & Tender (@Mistress_Tweet), Riding with Anne Sexton (https://t.co/Zz2FwXG6Tz). New chap: A Trickle of Bloom Becomes You. Iowa City, IA Joined December 2008

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jrouse @jrouse

2 months ago

The art of the line that tightens the heart, that pulls the breath from one. The choices are the poem is the brother and the music. ❤️ to the amazing @susanlleary.

Susan L. Leary @susanlleary

2 months ago

The art of the line that tightens the heart, that pulls the breath from one. The choices are the poem is the brother and the music. ❤️ to the amazing @susanlleary.

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Thanks to Sweet: A Literary Confection associate editors Ryan Cheng & Robert Annis and Managing Editor Katie Riegel for including my work in the 2025 special issue. Shoutout to Andy Braithwaite for all the web work. sweetlit.org/jen-rouse-2025…

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jrouse @jrouse

4 months ago

I love a beautiful story that reads like a poem. “those symbols that line a tomb. An enclosed language, yet untranslatable, unheard. Enclosed. Yes, entombed.” @melostrom 🔥🔥🔥🧡

Melissa Ostrom @melostrom

4 months ago

I love a beautiful story that reads like a poem. “those symbols that line a tomb. An enclosed language, yet untranslatable, unheard. Enclosed. Yes, entombed.” @melostrom 🔥🔥🔥🧡

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jrouse @jrouse

8 months ago

Being an Elizabeth Kostova fellow in Bulgaria changed my life in so many amazing ways. Thanks to @ninthletter for featuring the work from all the dear friends I made during that time.

Ninth Letter @ninthletter

8 months ago

Being an Elizabeth Kostova fellow in Bulgaria changed my life in so many amazing ways. Thanks to @ninthletter for featuring the work from all the dear friends I made during that time.

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jrouse @jrouse

9 months ago

Gorgeous lines to linger over.

Susan L. Leary @susanlleary

9 months ago

Gorgeous lines to linger over.

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jrouse @jrouse

9 months ago

Always a treat to read @SnehaKantaS. geist.com/poetry/a-love-…

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jrouse @jrouse

9 months ago

I’ve waited a long time for this one. My first full-length collection. So grateful to be publishing with the fantastic team @harbor_review! 🧡🧡🧡

Small Harbor Publishing @harbor_review

9 months ago

I’ve waited a long time for this one. My first full-length collection. So grateful to be publishing with the fantastic team @harbor_review! 🧡🧡🧡

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jrouse @jrouse

10 months ago

@jenlrouse hanging out over there

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jrouse @jrouse

10 months ago

Heck yes! This book!!!! This amazing poet!!! 💙💙💙

Susan L. Leary @susanlleary

10 months ago

Heck yes! This book!!!! This amazing poet!!! 💙💙💙

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jrouse @jrouse

10 months ago

Had some Halloween fun. Hope you all did too! 🧡🎃🧡🎃

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jrouse @jrouse

10 months ago

Thank you, beautiful poet-friend @CDanaherH. So glad this book got to spend time with one so dear. 🧡🧡🧡

Carrie @CDanaherH

10 months ago

Thank you, beautiful poet-friend @CDanaherH. So glad this book got to spend time with one so dear. 🧡🧡🧡

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jrouse @jrouse

11 months ago

My friend @CDanaherH has such amazing gifts! 💜

Carrie @CDanaherH

11 months ago

My friend @CDanaherH has such amazing gifts! 💜

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jrouse @jrouse

11 months ago

Even in Iowa.

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Small Harbor Publishing @harbor_review

11 months ago

Join us on Facebook live for an extraordinary evening of literature featuring 4 of our esteemed authors: - **Matthew** - **Shanta** - **Jen** - **Elizabeth** Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the worlds created by these talented writers! facebook.com/share/jmD9Ngbi…

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Small Harbor Publishing @harbor_review

11 months ago

Cozy up with these reads that are now available: ☁️Elizabeth Catanese: “Reiteration / Relationship” ☁️Matthew Hittinger: “THOUGHT*FROST*VOODOO” ☁️Jen Rouse: “Fragments of V” smallharborpublishing.com/chapbooks #poetry #indiepublishing #indiepublisher #poetrycommunity

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jrouse @jrouse

11 months ago

“As complicated as the relationship was, it was easy. We really liked one another. I think more than anything, the book is a conversation between me and him, or a continuation of the one we were always having.”—@susanlleary This profound interview. This intensely important book.