Jennifer Garfield, “my own animal”

Samuel Washington Allen Prize, selected by Enzo Silon Surin

Jennifer Garfield‘s poetry has appeared in numerous journals including The Threepenny ReviewONE ARTSalamander, On the Seawall, and Frontier Poetry. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and appeared in Mass Poetry’s Hard Work of Hope Series and The Red Letter Project. Her awards include a Martha’s Vineyard Institute for Creative Writing Fellowship and a Renaissance House Residency. She is a high school English teacher outside Boston.