Jagged Edges
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From the hollows where darkness keeps its truest counsel, Jennifer Jones steps forward with a voice sharpened by years of carving her truth in the quiet and the ache. Her earlier works were the tremors — necessary, honest, searching — but Jagged Edges is the moment the ground erupts beneath her feet, where she stops softening the truth and lets it splinter.
What she offers here is not a collection; it is a ritual object — a sequence of wounds rendered with precision, each poem paired with artwork that turns the page into a threshold. Every piece is a mirror held too close, a shard that insists you study your own fractures before you dare mention healing. These poems do not comfort; they confront. They name the darkness, embrace it, and refuse to lie about the long road through. Here, the reader becomes the initiate; the poems and images work in tandem — art within art — to force a reckoning with the parts of ourselves we hide, the griefs we cradle, the truths we fear will rip us open.
Jennifer Jones writes to affirm what most people avoid: that darkness is not a detour but a passage, and the only way out is through the break.
bleeding, all that remains is jagged edges
…but in Jennifer’s hands, even those etch a map to the first breath after ruin.
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Jagged Edges by Jennifer Jones presents 80 poems carved from Appalachian truth‑telling, each paired with original, full-color artwork for an immersive poetic experience.
Jennifer Jones writes with a clarity sharpened by lived experience, drawing readers into the difficult work of tracing the hard contours of grief, endurance, and self‑reckoning. Her voice is steady, unguarded, and unwilling to disguise the emotional labor at the center of her craft. Each poem opens a wound with precision, and each image marks a threshold, revealing the fractures we carry and the ones we try to hide. The book creates a space where vulnerability becomes a form of strength, and where confronting the truth is treated not as a burden, but as a necessary step toward understanding.
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“Prepare to have your heartstrings spoken to, tugged on, and set ablaze! Jennifer Jones delivers a dangerously delightful page-turner that I couldn’t put down. Jagged Edges is a masterclass in poética.” —Kristina Wheatman, author of The Stars In Your Eyes
“Poetry that resonates — real and raw with a touch of southern softness. It gets better with every read. You will find a favorite that you will return to again and again. This is poetry that you will want to share.” —Amba Elieff, author of Domesticated Demons
“A dazzling look under the bell jar, Jennifer Jones takes the roses and thorns of life in hand. Each poem evokes stunning imagery, and that’s before you even take in the artwork!” —Ben Schroff, author of Psalms of Nicodemus
“Jagged Edges is a collection that doesn’t shy away from the complicated parts of being human. It is vulnerable without being fragile, painful without being hopeless, and honest without trying to explain everything. Jagged Edges doesn’t try to smooth out the rough parts. It lets them remain sharp, tender, painful, and beautiful.” —William Wyst, author of Another White Noise
“In any book, the best artwork is the one that marries the text or elevates it. This work is not just a piece of art, it’s an exhibition showcasing a kaleidoscope of emotion, ideology, thoughts, pain, beauty, and shards of life, which themselves are also often jagged . . . this collection is many things and one thing and everything.” —JD Estrada
“A raw descent into the depths of human grief, renewal and reckoning, Jagged Edges cuts deep. Jennifer Jones delivers an emotional collection of poems confronting pain and hidden truths, casting aside excuses. Paired with visually stimulating artwork, this book is for those who understand what it is like to weather the storm and come out transformed on the other side.” —Vaughn Ross, Editor in Chief, Crying Heart Press
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Jagged Edges
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Jagged Edges
Heathen Poetica #1Published: October 26, 2026
Format: Paperback
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- ISBN-13: 9798900754017
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
- Weight: 11.5 oz
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Interior: Premium Color on White Paper
Pages: 188 (+2 POD)
Language: English
Annotations: x Footnotes
Illustrations: 80+
Categories:
- Poetry / Subjects & Themes / Death, Grief, Loss
- Poetry / Women Authors
- Poetry / American
