Today, LitNuts is shining a spotlight on Sleeping with Ghosts: Poems & Musings by Jennifer A. Payne, an intimate exploration of memory and meaning.
"Beautifully crafted and luminous, these poems take the reader on an intimate and unforgettable journey of love found and lost, the joys of creativity, and the power of memory." ~Judith Liebmann, Ph.D., author of Ekphrasis, Poet Laureate of Branford, Connecticut
Sleeping with Ghosts: Poems & Musings
Genres: Poetry, MemoirNew release: September 2024
182 pages, 5.5" x 8.5"
Print edition: From $18.60
AN INTIMATE EXPLORATION OF MEMORY AND MEANING
Known for her meditations and musings about our outside world, Connecticut writer Jen Payne takes readers inside this time…into the heart and mind of a poet, where memories wander, hearts break, and ghosts appear in dreams. Those ghosts—her lovers, soulmates, and muses—reveal themselves slowly, one at a time, in this wistfully reflective, time-traveling memoir.
Praise for Sleeping with Ghosts
"A poignant meditation on a life of love confronted." ~Mary O'Connor, author of Say Yes! to Your Creative Self
"Catalogues the ghosts of relationships...with hard-earned honesty bereft of self-pity, wonderful imagery and, somehow, a lightness of touch...through good times and hard with a poet's kind of vision and language and a perspective equal parts wise and whimsical." ~Nancy Fitz-Hugh Meneely, author of Letter from Italy, 1944
"These poems...remind us to revisit our own past, to honor our own scars, and maybe to find a bit of poetry there, too. Whether you’re someone who loves looking back with nostalgia or you’re more of a 'move forward' type, there’s something here that speaks to the heart." ~Kaecey McCormick, 2023 Connecticut Poetry Award Winner
About the Author
Jen Payne is a poet, author, photographer, and artist. She is inspired by those life moments that move us most—love and loss, joy and disappointment, milestones and turning points. Her writing serves as witness to these in the form of poetry, creative non-fiction, flash fiction, and essay. When she is not exploring our connections with one another, she enjoys contemplating our relationships with nature, creativity, spirituality, and our inner lives. Learn more at 3ChairsPublishing.com where you can also sign up for email updates. If you are in the New Haven, CT, area, you can meet Jen in person at these upcoming events. And finally, be sure to follow Jen and Three Chairs Press online:
About the Publisher
Three Chairs Publishing was inspired by a quote from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden: “I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.” It speaks to the connections we can make—for ourselves, for our friends and loved ones, and in our community—through creative efforts like writing, art making, and photography. Learn more at 3chairspublishing.com.