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Jennifer Wong

@jennywcreative.bsky.social

Poet, writer, editor / author of Light Year (Nine Arches Press), Letters Home (Nine Arches Press), Time Difference (Verve) & Writing Identity, Home & Elsewhere (Bloomsbury) linktr.ee/jennywcreative

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Jennifer Wong@jennywcreative.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thanks so much to Ellora Sutton and @mslexia.bsky.social for mentioning Light Year 💕🌸

Nine Arches Press@ninearchespress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"In Light Year @jennywcreative.bsky.social shows us the power of remembering... It’s by looking at the minutiae of daily life that we can understand the largeness of the world around us, and all its vast distances. Everything matters." Thank you Ellora Sutton & @mslexia.bsky.social for reviewing.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6mo ago

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds

Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers Reading, writing and learning a language or two can lower your risk of dementia by almost 40%, according to a study that suggests millions of people could prevent or delay the condition. Dementia is one of the world’s biggest health threats. The number of people living with the condition is forecast to triple to more than 150 million globally by 2050, and experts say it presents a big and rapidly growing threat to future health and social care systems in every community, country and continent. Continue reading...

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Maria Popova@mariapopova.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Sylvia Plath left us on this day in 1963, slain by depression, having given us so much beauty despite so much suffering. Her poignant reflection on living with the darkness and making art from the barely bearable lightness of being:

Sylvia Plath on Living with the Darkness and Making Art from the Barely Bearable Lightness of Being

“One has to shut off that nagging part of the mind and go on without it with bravo and philosophy.”

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Nine Arches Press@ninearchespress.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Looking for a last minute gift you don't have to post? We're hosting a POETRY SPA at Bantock House #Wolverhampton Sat 21 February 2026 With guest @lkiew.bsky.social & host Roz Goddard Ticket includes mindful reading, workshop, #poetry discussion, book & cake! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-spa...

Poetry Spa: an immersive day of reading & writing: Saturday 21 Feb 2026

Enjoy a Poetry Spa at Bantock House, Wolverhampton, an inspiring day devoted to reading & writing with Roz Goddard & L.Kiew

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Jennifer Wong@jennywcreative.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Running a new online poetry course on writing #kinships and #emotionallandscapes at @poetryschool.bsky.social for spring 2026 ✍️🗻🌴 on the personal, social, cultural ties that matter a lot to us. check out their full programme and here’s more info on it! poetryschool.com/courses/writ...

Writing Kinships & Emotional Landscapes • Poetry School

Kinships can shape us as people and the emotional landscapes in which we live; join as we explore those rich relationships and notions of belonging in your writing.

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Jennifer Wong@jennywcreative.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Looking forward to joining the amazing Laurie Bolger, author of Lady (Nine Arches Press) and founder of the Creative Writing Breakfast Club on 10 Nov for an online reading in collaboration with @FoundationSwift. Stay in to spend the evening with us! Rsvp www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-in-...

Poetry in Pyjamas: an evening of poems with Laurie Bolger & Jennifer Wong

Snuggle up & listen to some great poetry from the comfort of your own space via zoom. In association with Rebecca Swift Foundation.

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Jennifer Wong@jennywcreative.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Looking forward to the reading and conversation with #SarahHowe from #Foretokens at HK Gathering Leaves community library London on 18 Oct. Also photographer Jane Lam and author of #SpeakStill #TongWingLam will share work as HK artists! Don’t miss it! Rsvp: www.eventbrite.com/e/between-st...

Between Stillness and Language

A dialogue with creatives from Hong Kong exploring what lies between language, media, identities and memories.

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