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This poem is from the book THIS BLUE WORLD by Jenny Benjamin (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/this-blue-world-by-jenny-benjamin/
Jenny Benjamin is the owner of her freelance writing and editing business JB Communications, LLC. Over fifty of her poems have appeared in journals, including DIAGRAM, South Carolina Review, Fulcrum, Baltimore Review, Chelsea, and the Crab Orchard Review. Her first novel, This Most Amazing, was published in 2013 by Armida Books in Nicosia, Cyprus. Her poetry chapbooks, More Than a Box of Crayons (2018) and Painted Women in the Walls (2025), were published by Finishing Line Press. Her poetry chapbook, Midway, earned second place in the 2017 No Chair Press contest and was published in April 2018. Her young adult, science fiction trilogy Enhanced, Corrupted, and Redeemed: The Terrian Trilogy were published by Ananke Press (October 2021, July 2022, January 2023). Her novel Heather Finch was published by Running Wild Press (June 2022). She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. More information can be found on her website: http://jenny-benjamin.com/
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