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Jenny Wong
@jenwithwords.bsky.social
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Writer, traveler, and occasional business analyst. Currently missing the ocean. 🇨🇦

Debut chapbook SHIFTINGS & OTHER COORDINATES OF DISORDER (Pinhole Poetry, 2024).

Website: jenwithwords.opencorners.ca
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@jenwithwords
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✨Today’s Bookmail!✨

A bold and striking collaboration of words by @vikkicwrites.bsky.social and images by @rfredekenter.bsky.social (both amazing artists that I very much admire) published by @icefloepress.bsky.social

This book is a wordy visual treat (also, a great holiday gift idea)!
The book ‘In the Blueprint of Her Iris’ with poems by Vikki C. and art by Robert Frede Kenner sits amidst pine tree boughs and lights. Two small Christmas tree balls, on red, one gold, hang next to it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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The Rocky Mountains putting on a wonderful show today. A little day trip turned into a full blown tour as a friend showed us some brand new peaks we’d never seen before. 🏔️⛰️🏔️
A flat topped mountain with blue sky and green forest. Three grey peaks with coniferous forest underneath. Light pours out of the clouds and halos a snow covered peak. A little blue lake lies at the foot encircled by a curve of road with a single white vehicle driving by.
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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One week from today!! Saturday, October 4th @ 8pm GMT.

Join me along with feature poets Rusty Rose, @petitecreature1.bsky.social and our wonderful host @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social for the first of a @thebrokenspine.co.uk special Zoom Series #NotJustPretty!!
We Are #NotJustPretty Hear and See Us in the launch of this special 3-zoom series hosted by Karen Pierce Gonzalez Oct.4 8pm gmt/12pm pst Feature Poets: Rusty Rose, Lucy Heuschen Feature Artist/Filmmaker: Jenny Wong Open Mic Poets We Are All, Tala Lillie Upcoming: Nov. 8 5pm pst/8 pm est: Featured: Phynne-Belle, Debby Segal, Sylvia Van Nooten, Open Mic Jan 24, 2026 8pm gmt/ 12pm pst: Featured: Cat Balaq, Laura Grevel, Fidel H. Walsh, Soheila Vahedi, Open Mic
September 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Okay, not that I need another social media social media account, but I’m on Instagram now: jenwithwords

Bluesky will still be the one I’m most active one, but if you see me over there, please say “hi” as I try to find people again! 🩵
Screenshot of the Instagram profile for jenwithwords. There isn’t much there right now. Just a headshot for an icon and on photo of me standing overlooking a cliff.
September 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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✨Today’s the day ‘Down River with Li Po’ by @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social launches into the world! ✨

Join the celebrations (free & online) 4 Sept, 8pm BST/1pm MST via linktr.ee/blackcatpress.

Guest readers: Barry Hollow, Jerome Berglund, @marcellenewbold.bsky.social and me!
Celebrate with Karen Pierce Gonzalez and friends. Book launch September 4 8pm (bst). A cover picture of ‘Down River with Li Po’ and the logo for Black Cat Poetry Press.
September 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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✨One week from today! ✨

Join the launch party for @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social newest poetry collection ‘Down River with Li Po’ on Sept. 4th @ 8pm BST/1pm MST, hosted by @blackcatpress.bsky.social with guest readers Barry Hollow, Jerome Berglund, Marcelle Newbold and me!

Zoom link info below ⬇️
Karen Pierce Gonzalez online book launch poster for ‘Down River with Li Po’ , Thursday 4 Sept 8pm BST/1pm MST, from the Black Cat Poetry Press. Zoom link via Black Cat link tree.
August 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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✨ Today’s Bookmail! 📚📬✨

Won’t you join me for a cup of tea and some poetry?

Absolutely loving this new collection ‘Down River with Li Po’ by the endlessly talented @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social!
The latest chapbook by Karen Pierce Gonzalez, ‘Down River with Li Po’, sits on a rectangular wooden serving tray along with two Asian fans depicting watercolor scenes of a river with rock mountains and bamboo. Beside these are two white tea cups and a white tea pot painted with dark pink flowers. The book cover has a beige linen-textured background with ink colored bamboo trees at a water’s edge and in the center is a reddish brown boat with a curved sail that holds a lantern at its tip.
August 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Next week! Very happy to be a part of @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social’s Ekphrastic Folk Art Season 2 Book Launch!

There will be readers and recordings from far and wide! Come see what happens when writers engage with folk art!

See below for registration details! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
The title in purple text “Ekphrastic Folk Art Season 2 Book Launch”. Beneath are four photos of different folk art the writers had to write about. A small green birdhouse with with trim, a pandan green cloth with stitched scenes of Asian agriculture, a small wooden chest with a border of red berries and green leaves, an old rustic white boat moored on land. North Bay Poetics’ Poetry Palozzo! August 29, 3-5pm pst. Request zoom link: NorthBayPoetics.Net
August 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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✨ Today’s book mail! ✨📚📬

I found the perfect bench and the perfect fence to enjoy @debbierobson.bsky.social’s latest poetry collection ‘A Glimpse’. I had the honor of blurbing this book, so I know just how good it is!
The chapbook “A Glimpse” by Debbie Robson sits against the back of an old wooden bench made of smooth twisty branches that form an ‘x’ pattern. Behind the bench is a green garden with pink and orange flowers. The chapbook “A Glimpse” by Debbie Robson sits against a green metal fence covered with light green vine leaves.
August 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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You know, if you ask that, you’re going to get a picture, right? 😄. Yes, this is Chowder.
A white fluffy dog with a pink nose lies on his side on his grey bed. He is staring at the camera with a suspicious side eye.
July 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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✨Today’s adventures ✨

A beach and a sunset. One of life’s best combos.
A picture of a clouded sky looking out over the water at sunset. The horizon is golden orange that fades up into pale blue and clouds. A few boat silhouettes drift in the distance with mountains in the background.
July 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Delphiniums living their best lives right now!🪻🪻🪻

#Bloomscrolling #FlowerReport
Close up of dark blue delphiniums, looking upwards, a bit of sky in the corner. A gravel path winds between delphiniums in full bloom. There are light purples, baby blues, and dark blues.
July 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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✨Today’s adventures!✨

Not sure what these are, but the blooms are bigger than my hand and they tower over 6 feet into the air.

Just Stunning.

#bloomscrolling
A field of white flowers with wide, floppy striated petals surround a center shaped like a fuzzy yellow ball. The angle is facing upwards towards blue sky with a few wispy clouds. A close up white flowers with wide, floppy striated petals surround a center shaped like a fuzzy yellow ball.
July 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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A little sneak peek at my guest post that’s featuring tomorrow on @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social’s blog!
A black a white author photo of Jenny Wong, overlayed with white text of a quote from her upcoming blog post: “Rest. Burnout is a real thing. Not writing every day and not submitting to all of the submission calls is okay. No one’s journey is the same.”
July 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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✨ Today’s book mail! ✨📚📬

Spending some garden time with the gorgeous new FULL COLOR chapbook “Moon kissed
Earth wrought
Vision drunk” by the multi-talented creator @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social which contains not only her words but images of her stunning sculptures!
The chapbook “Moon kissed Earth wrought Vision drunk” by Karen Pierce Gonzalez sits amidst rocks and greenery. The cover is white with a blue border and shows an image of Karen’s fabric sculptures in vibrant hues of green, red, blue, and yellow. Inside view of the chapbook. On the left page is the blue and multi-hued art sculpture “Babylonian blue moon flower” and a poem on the opposite page entitled “ Shiduri: Broth of truth”.
June 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Yay!!! Happy birthday, Maria!!! 🎂🧁. Sending you some beautiful blooms I found in South Korea!
Ground cover plants with green fleshy leaves and pink flowers with spindly petals around a yellow center.
June 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Can you see the resemblance? 😂
A white dog with a pink nose lies in bed and stares at the camera with big brown eyes.
June 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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I don’t have IG either, but I couldn’t resist this submission call, lol. Here’s a screenshot:
A screenshot from Instagram. The CD “the spirit room” by Michele Branch sits atop a row of cd’s. A wood and bead bracelet sits on the left side. Under the picture are the words: brokenheartsliterary: Repeat By Jenny Wong We relived our lives in lyrics, learned that music was a misdirection for the heart. You never knew I meant each word for you. Us sitting, never touching, backs against the foot of your bed, empty jewel cases scattered, time as endless as a single song on repeat…
June 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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✨ Today’s book mail!✨📚📬

Spending some time at one of my favorite reading rocks to sit with this lovely poetry collection by @pittella.bsky.social that examines language, borders, and even a little bit of Lisbon!
The poetry chapbook ‘propersitions’ by Carlos A. Pittella sits on a rock surrounded by other small boulders. The book is orange with 9 small squares on the cover filled with black and white geometric patterns.
May 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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So happy to be a part of 2025’s @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social with a little piece in @identitytheory.bsky.social (thank you!!!). 🐟🍜

Pre-orders here! best-microfiction.square.site/product/best...
A green/pink/purple banner that says: bestmicrofiction2025winner Jenny Wong “Fish Soup” (Identity Theory) I am given the one with the least bones. Auntie knows that the fish from my childhood were mostly fleshy bits breaded into sticks or compacted into the roundness of a can. I never learned to watch what I chewed. Available at www.bestmicrofiction.com Pelekinesis Meg Pokrass and Gary Fincke, series editors, Dawn Raffel, guest editor
May 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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✨ Today’s adventures ✨

More flowers have arrived! I dare to believe we might actually be done with snow now!
A close up of pink 5 petalled flowers lined up in clusters along a branch with more in the background.
May 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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✨Today’s adventures✨

Morning light over the Rocky Mountains.
A sunrise horizon with pale blue and yellow/orange streaked clouds. Below, an overhead view of the Rocky Mountains. Snow covered tips, jagged. In a valley, a light swirl of an icy lake.
March 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Thrilled to be the featured creative for North Bay Poetics where I will be reading and chatting about my chapbook, poetry films, and other upcoming projects.

Special guests include:
@pamyve.bsky.social
David Crews
@trivarnahariharan.bsky.social
@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

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An ocean wave back ground with a small thumbnail of my debut chapbook “Shiftings & Other Coordinates of Disorder” beside a thumbnail of me. The text says, “North Nay Poetics presents Canadian Creative Jenny Wong , Shiftings and Seas, poetry, poetry films, prose. March 18 3-4:30pm pst, zoom.
March 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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✨Today’s wanderings✨

Back at the park today to see if the crocuses had bloomed yet. No such luck. But still, unexpected beauty.
A close up of a flower with pink and magenta speckled petals. The flower is facing the camera revealing a grainy yellow center.
March 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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✨Today’s wanders (a.k.a. signs of spring!) ✨
A ground shot of white/purple crocus buds in the foreground with white bell shaped flowers in the back ground. Both have green strap-like leaves. A close up of the white flowers shaped like bells. There are a cluster of them with yellow centres. The shot is from the underside looking up.
March 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM