Jennifer Mills Kerr

About

I live in a rural community in Northern California on Pomo ancestral lands. A New England native, I love mild winters, anything Jane Austen, & the raucous coast of Sonoma County.I am honored to be a 2025 Best of the Net nominee and a 2026 National Scholastic Arts & Writing Juror.

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Poetry Inspired Newlsetter

Once a week, I share a poem I love from a small literary journal with fellow poets through the Poetry-Inspired newsletter.

Writing Workshops

My writing workshops use various art prompts that inspire new, unexpected directions in creative work.I offer both generative and critique workshops.

Testimonials

Jennifer's thoughtful instruction and prompts bring out the best writing. ~Connie Taylor

I enjoy Jennifer’s generative workshop because it provides a space for creative play in the company of a welcoming and supportive circle of writers. At the end of the hour, there’s always a good chance that I will have started three new poems! ~Amy Riddell

Jennifer’s class inspired me to begin writing poetry. Her workshops provide inspiration to create new poems, and her thoughtful approach motivates workshop participants. ~Pamela Bergmann

Published Poetry

• The Art of Maybe, Dust Poetry, 11/25
• Kissed Stain, January House, 11/25
• Heart Salt, Moss Trill, 10/25
• Four Poems, BlazeVOX, 10/25
• [temple peaks], Neologism, 10/25
• Midsummer, Eunoia Review, 9/25
• Autumns, Collaborature, 8/25
• On This Earth, Collaborature, 7/25
• Two Poems, One Art Poetry, 6/25
• Failed Creation, Inflectionist, 6/25
• One Heartbreak, SWWIM, 6/25
• Hard Comforting, MORIA, 5/25
• Two Poems, The Osmosis Press 4/25
• I Know of Longing, Neologism, 2/25
• Abandoned Here, Unlost , 2/25
• Lost, One Art Poetry, 11/24
• Rescue, Mackinaw Journal, 11/24
• Bones & Song, Red Eft Review, 10/24
• A Journal of Lost Love, Unbroken, 10/24
• Because of You, Five Minutes, 09/24
• Memorial to Scarcity, One Art, 08/24
• A Revelation of Trees, Inflectionist, 08/24
• Territories, Poetry Breakfast, 07/24
• Your Name, One Art, 1/24