Hello friends, what a whirlwind last few months this has been! Thank you to everyone who has helped me welcome my first book Focal Point into the world. I am so very grateful for the opportunity to meet, read, talk poetry with, and be read by so many amazing writers. November/December features & interviews Entropy…… Continue reading December updates, 2021 review, & 2022 preview
Author: Jenny Qi
November news & events
Hi friends, it’s been a BUSY pub month. Thank you to everyone who has bought my book, attended one of my events, read with me, shared one of my posts, or otherwise supported me through this crazy time. Here are some updates from the last month, upcoming events, and recordings of past events ICYMI. Features,…… Continue reading November news & events
October (pub month) news & updates
Dear friends, I’m excited (but also, because I’m me, utterly panicked) to announce that we are four days from the official Focal Point release date, and I’ve got lots of updates coming your way, including how to enter the preorder giveaway, signing up for my newly launched newsletter, the Focal Point fall tour schedule, and…… Continue reading October (pub month) news & updates
September news
Dear friends, we’re about 40 days away from the Focal Point publication day, and lots of updates are coming your way. (August updates are here.) Upcoming events (all virtual): Tomorrow, September 4th at 5pm PT, I’m reading at Beast Crawl with Lyrics & Dirges, a really awesome reading series hosted by MK Chavez and Sharon…… Continue reading September news
August news & events
Dear friends, it’s been a busy month, and I wanted to share some updates! Upcoming events: On Friday, August 27th at 6pm PST, I’ll be reading with my friend Preeti at KSW Presents Preeti Vangani with Jenny Qi. The event is fully virtual. Click on the link to learn more and sign up to read…… Continue reading August news & events
Poem in The Atlantic
I’m thrilled to share that I have a poem in The Atlantic today! Truly over the moon to have such a great home for this poem that is so dear to me. https://twitter.com/JQiii/status/1426925355437223940
Focal Point unboxing
I got my books & made an unboxing video. See embedded Instagram post below! https://www.instagram.com/p/CSUxzcehT–/?utm_medium=copy_link
Focal Point cover reveal & pre-order info
Friends! I’m so excited to finally share my book cover, designed by my brilliant friend Hilary Steinberg. I also have a book page here, and pre-order is available through Steel Toe Books and elsewhere (all links are available on the book page). Some backstory on this cover: I took the photo in Mammoth Lakes, CA…… Continue reading Focal Point cover reveal & pre-order info
Day 275: book announcement
I’m excited to finally share that after being a finalist in a number of contests, my debut poetry collection, Focal Point, was selected by Dustin Pearson for the Steel Toe Books Poetry Award and will be published next fall. Link to the announcement & words from Dustin Pearson on the book here. So grateful for…… Continue reading Day 275: book announcement
Day 215
Though I have continued to not update this blog, I have been tracking every day since COVID-induced shelter-in-place started in San Francisco. Today is Day 215. It’s the third day of another heatwave, temperatures up to 95 degrees. I don’t remember it ever being this hot in San Francisco for this many days in a…… Continue reading Day 215
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