Jennifer Parkhill Instagram – “Honey comb. The roses I bought. Pencils I stand in line to sharpen in the portable classroom in the sixth grade. Shorts I bleed through because I’m too embarrassed to tell anyone I got my period. Because I don’t have a mother to teach me about these things. Patten leather shoes that are too small. The golden arches I ride my bike toward because I want to run away but don’t know where else to go, so I eat nuggets and ride home, handle bars sticky with sweet and sour sauce.”
— Yellow (excerpt)
I’ll be throwing it back to adolescence on April 30th, reading some poems packed with bittersweet pubescent angst and nostalgia from my forthcoming book of poetry, Teeth.
It’s gonna get gooey and hopefully-possibly relatable? 🙏🏼 🫣🥴
(Swipe through for cringe adolescent photos — that 🌈 bikini and yet somehow I still hadn’t figured out how queer I was lol.)
Join us at 7pm on Tuesday April 30th @vintagebooksandwine for readings by @thefujikawa , @allisonpricedirector , 👋🏼, @jasminegamespoetry , @mikekpz_poetry , followed by an open mic ✍🏼 🎤
(Link to sign up for the open mic in my bio)
See you there! 🤓💋
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