Christmas Prelude
Lisa Jarnot, "Christmas Prelude" from Night Scenes. Copyright © 2008 by Lisa Jarnot. Reprinted by permission of Flood Editions.
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Poet Lisa Jarnot b. 1967
POET’S REGION U.S., Mid-Atlantic
Subjects Activities, Eating & Drinking, Arts & Sciences, Humor & Satire, Social Commentaries, Popular Culture
Holidays Christmas
Biography
Lisa Jarnot was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1967. After studying with the poet Robert Creeley at the University of Buffalo, she earned her MFA from Brown University. Her poetry is known for its startling yet inviting aesthetic. Jarnot has commented, “I think poems are always collage on some level… Collage is a way to force awareness out of the random flow of information that’s constantly bombarding us.” In addition to the . . .
Poems by Lisa Jarnot
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SUBJECT Activities, Eating & Drinking, Arts & Sciences, Humor & Satire, Social Commentaries, Popular Culture
POET’S REGION U.S., Mid-Atlantic
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