Brainstorms

<p>In Brainstorms Jennifer Bloom invites us to connect – with<br />stories relationships and the natural world that is often<br />hidden behind the façade of suburbia. At times metaphysical<br />quirky and emotionally raw the poetry in this collection is an<br />exploration of what it means to be human and the moments that<br />can transcend the ordinary.<br />“The themes are familiar – love lost and found life’s ups and downs beginnings<br />and endings. But no rose is ever identical. Bloom’s poetic gift lies in her ability<br />to evoke what’s familiar and shared by way of tiny almost imperceptible gestures<br />and the powerful sometimes painful intimacies of everyday life. Her work<br />evokes the layers and textures of Mary Oliver and Joni Mitchell. Its color is<br />finally a defiant and joyous yellow its music the first sounds of spring.”<br />- George Gonzalez Assistant Professor of<br />Philosophy Religion and Interdisicplinary Studies Monmouth University<br />“Bloom has a way of bringing beauty to the mundane eliciting an intimacy with<br />her readers through shared experience. Recognizing the sacred in the everyday<br />her poetry invites us to linger over what we might otherwise ignore. A sleeping<br />child a quiet house a butterfly in flight... these are the moments she elevates to<br />the remarkable. A must-read for those desiring to transform their relationship<br />with the world.”<br />- Jennifer Hritz Author The Crossing and I too Have Suffered in the Garden<br />Cover Art: Hector Kriete<br />Photo: Diana Berrent Photography<br />Experience more at Jennifer-Bloom.com</p>