“Surely the world can be remade / with salt and skin and hours taken from the same clock / begging us back to our rightful places” writes Jennifer Funk, a poet whose prismatic work delves into themes of domesticity, reclamation, and the insatiable nature of yearning. Characterized by fruitful contrasts, Funk’s poetry revels in the juxtaposition of mundane suburban life with deeper, more sensual undercurrents. Her book Fantasy of Loving the Fantasy (Bull City Press, 2023) is a potent collection that centers the speaker’s imperative to boldly take her part in the power-dominated narratives between life, love, and desire with poems described by poet Sally Keith as both “bawdy and wise, bossy and meek, mischievous and lovely.” A graduate of Warren Wilson's M.F.A. Program for Writers, Funk has been a scholarship recipient at prestigious institutions such as the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and The Frost Place. Her work has been featured in various publications, including The Kenyon Review, ROAR Feminist, and SWWIM.
Funk will read with Jai Hamid Bashir at Leo Weinstein Auditorium in Wright Hall on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 7 p.m. Livestreams will be available on BDPC Facebook and YouTube pages.
