Nancy Jorgensen
@nancyjorgensen.bsky.social
Nonfiction writer navigating education, music, family, and sport. Mother to Olympic Champion Gwen Jorgensen & teacher/author Elizabeth Jorgensen. My work ⤵ https://nancyjorgensen.weebly.com
My essay on music making featured on Wisconsin Public Radio's Wisconsin Life.
'Creating Music, Creating Community': The gift of performing with others
Writer Nancy Jorgensen lost her musical community when she retired from teaching high school choir. She found a new one right in her own neighborhood.
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Recite a sijo, win a BTS BE box! Find SIJO here: bit.ly/4bSJKwm Upload recording and tag #SejongCulturalSociety, #BTSSijoChallenge, plus a friend. Post by March 31 20 winners #BTS #BTSArmy #poetrycontest #poetrycompetition #BTSSijoChallenge #SejongCulturalSociety #poetry #sijo
Deadline: February 28, 2026 Eligibility: Open to residents of the U.S. and Canada Submission Fee: None Prize Money Adults: $1000 / $750 / $500 Pre-College: $500 / $400 / $300 Guidelines are available here: bit.ly/2024sijo Submit your poem here: www.sejongculturalsociety.org/writing/curr...
My essay @huffpost.com on Violins of Hope. And what they mean today. Big thanks @noahmichelson.bsky.social
Something Powerful Is Headed To Minnesota — And It Should Serve As A Major Wakeup Call
“Listening to the news from Minnesota, I wondered if anyone recognized the signs.”
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SIJO EVENT CHALLENGE Educators eligible for stipend. More info: SejongCulturalSociety@gmail.com SIJO RECITATION CHALLENGE Recite a sijo on Instagram. #SejongCulturalSociety and #WorldSijoPoetryDay. Top 5 = $100 WORLD SIJO POETRY DAY 2/7/2026 8pm CST YouTube.com/@SejongCulturalSociety.
My essay for @businessinsider.com on learning grace from kids and grandkids. @conz.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/toddler-pee-...
A week of taking care of my 8 and 2-year-old grandkids left me exhausted. It also taught me we all need a little grace.
After an exhausting week caring for my grandsons, I realized the real lesson wasn't perfection but the quiet power of grace.
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I am honored that Wisconsin Life at WPR chose my story for this year's animation project. It's been almost a year in the making, and their work is magnificent. Thank you to the entire team! wisconsinlife.org/story/little...
Little known truths about lilies of the valley - Wisconsin Life
Lilies of the valley are often considered a beautiful, yet high-maintenance plant. For writer Nancy Jorgensen, they will forever connect her to her beloved grandmother, who found virtue in caring for ...
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A sneak peek at the animation to be released later this month for one of my essays at Wisconsin Public Radio.
New season of ‘Wisconsin Life’ gets animated – read a Q&A with author Nancy Jorgensen - PBS Wisconsin
The new season of Wisconsin Life features an animated version of an essay written by Nancy Jorgensen, “Little Known Truths...
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2025 International Sijo Competition – Submissions open No entry fee Prize money $500/$250/$100 Resources: - how to write sijo: www.sejongculturalsociety.org/writing/curr... Submit sijo using this online form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Love the Wisconsin Life underscore on my essay! Thank you Wisconsin Public Radio! @maureenmccollum.bsky.social
Pub, players and pints: Dropping in for an Irish music session in Waukesha - Wisconsin Life
Irish music sessions regularly pop up in pubs and restaurants across Wisconsin. These are generally informal gatherings, where tin whistlers, fiddlers and accordionists play traditional Irish tunes. W...
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My essay is the Editor's Pick today @nextavenue.bsky.social www.nextavenue.org/my-second-li...
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My latest @huffpost.com essay. Thank you @noahmichelson.bsky.social . www.huffpost.com/entry/rio-ol...
I Was Shocked When My Daughter Wanted To Compete In The Olympics. What Happened Next Was Even More Stunning.
“The perils of competition — choppy water, a pile-up on the bike course, hazardous heat — scared me.”
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Sijo Poetry Summit 2025 June 27-28 In-person and Zoom FREE to attend More information and full schedule here: www.sejongculturalsociety.org/sijo/sijo_su... Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My latest essay on Wisconsin Life at WPR. Print version as well as my recording are posted.
Elizabeth, Elizabeth and Me: The 'rebel trio' of Wisconsin educators - Wisconsin Life
Some professions run in the family. For writer Nancy Jorgensen of Waukesha, she spent her career as a teacher — just like her aunt and her daughter. She explores their vocations in this essay, “Rebel ...
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2025 International Sijo Competition – Submissions open No entry fee Prize money $500/$250/$100 Sijo is a traditional three-line Korean poetic form organized by line and syllable count. Submit sijo using this online form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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"A few years after my wrestling days, students started calling me Nancy Pants." A hilarious and touching journey through the monikers of the inimitable @nancyjorgensen.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/nancy-jo... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
In which I reveal my wrestling name. @doesithavepockets.bsky.social #essay #creativenonfiction #hermitcrab
Nancy Jorgensen — Does It Have Pockets
Alias Disclosure Please note: By responding to this questionnaire, you consent to publication and understand this information could limit or extend boundaries of self-image, professional advan...
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My essay "A Short History of Shattered Molds" is free to read here: sblaam.com/issues/#flip... Elizabeth Jorgensen, you're in it. Gwen Jorgensen, you, Stanley, and George are too.https://sblaam.com/issues/#flipbook-1356/45/
My Huffington Post essay published today. @huffpost.com Thank you editor @noahmichelson.bsky.social
My Husband's Medical Team Was Failing Him. Then A Stranger Stepped In And Said 6 Words That Saved His Life.
"At a time when the universe had robbed me — of my husband’s health and companionship, of security, contentment and peace of mind — she offered me a gift."
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February Sijo Challenge Multiple winners earn gift cards. Details here: www.instagram.com/p/DFnxoNjxp5...
Thank you to Chaotic Merge Magazine for publishing this hermit crab essay. "Tragedies and Disappointments of a Happy Youth." PAGE 7 at the link.
Issue 8
This issue includes works by the following contributors: Fiction by Logan Markko, Franz Jørgen Neumann, Adina Polatsek, Audrey-Anna Gamache, and Kevin B. Nonfiction by Blair Kinsey, Elana Walters, N.L...
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𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐣𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲: 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 7 Special opportunity for HONORARIUM More information: www.sejongculturalsociety.org/sijoday/
My latest essay is free to read at Voices and Visions Journal. Many thanks to the journal and to my editor Elizabeth Jorgensen.
Uncle Al’s Compendium for Creativity
By Nancy Jorgensen Alverno College HAVEN Tony, Wisconsin, is so tiny mapmakers pretend it doesn’t exist. But within its two square miles—population 160—lived a writer. My nana’s b…
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