The mind, a dormant stone

 I am so honored to announce my partnership wtih Avenue 50 Studios, a premiere art gallery in Highland Park, in a historic part of NELA.  Starting April 25, I will be teaching my Ekphrastic Poetry Master Classes! We meet 6:30-8pm, in person at Avenue 50, examining and embodying modern artworks in curent residence at Avenue 50! Not only that, learn more from Art History as we delve into Masterpieces that lend themself to the technicques or inspiraions behind the art. Classes are $20 each.  Minimum of 3 classes will earn you publication by LA Poet Society Press. Meet and Greet contemorary Artitsts!  Learn Art History, write and embody visual art, to bring a new perspective and experience to the artwork! Register by visiting: https://www.lapoetsociety.org/product-page/registration-for-jessica-m-wilson-ephrastic-poetry-master-class

For the new babies: I am prayin' that the sky we know to be blue will stay that way for you. & I want you to know about the grass and all its friends, the weeds, the in-between, even the case for roaches; (that's right--and because it's righteous and rosy) to respect all things that breathe. Dearest little ones, keep yourself tucked tightly inside and blossom safely when it's time. You're the tulips perched steadily atop its stem. You will know how to bend with the current so to never break. You will adjust with the pressure so to conserve your strength and whip back with might and with truth beaming from your eyelids. You will be the ones to lead us away from hate for all that we are, and give us light for a new age. Jessica M. Wilson April 2, 2020 napowrimo National Poetry Month Covid-19 can't kill poetry

- Sharing a poem a day - National Poetry Month April 1: (no title) Be in your self. Skin in and around the hidden   and deep, sharing and exposed, in a place only time remembers. Jessica M. Wilson April 2: Grab somebody  & show them your laughter. April 3: Grab a bag and put 20 poets in it. That's us in a rush -- 20 under 60; no time for mic check. Jessica M. Wilson (reading on a budget)  #timeclockawareness April 4: Twisted This is me: lonely, thinking if what I am giving you is enough -- to hold my eyes shake my hand understand me. To laugh and play along; pick a part out of this script, until you are able to show me enough of you is what I need, to stop needing an approval of where I belong. Jessica M. Wilson 4/4/19  5:09pm

I heard it for myself, but I didn’t understand it. It was mumbled, passed under the air, the translation was kind, so I don’t really believe it; but why would you say that, mom? Why say that…? Were you pushed to a wall and forced to finally speak? My self-esteem cannot release me because I don’t even know if I am looking at myself anymore. I pray to god and I pray to god. I know the mother spirit is listening and is there with me through the struggle, I know my heart is good, but what did I hear? Was that you, finally coming exposed? Did you ever want me, or want us, my sister and I; that have been dragged over fields by our hair, screaming for peace, unconditional love, from the lap of you…? We want more , yes. We do. Your face has always been in my memory: A smile from the shadows; maybe always an illusion to the mother I wanted to see; one who gave love. Jessica M. Wilson 9/9/16 Friday, 11:18am

cascade of color generations after before; the start of matriculation dreams of higher revelation beyond the normality of just being breathing or beating of where we all began i see unity in this prism  light glaring into my throat, a voice for more a voice to plunge into pastimes of lives more than mine more than what i have seen it is immeasurable  makes me want to scream higher for the dreams of all reality to come to be. i infiltrate the circle, tuck myself into a knapsack and dance under the joy, no solitude, a collective self  that will resonate and sing beyond the reasons of understanding; who we can be or become within season we are collective body; masses of other, faces of comfort that grace the life holy. one being to nurture and penetrate without charity or solace camaraderie motherly, minds of menace and laughter minds planted with decision to reach beyond the vision of alignment. reaching beyond the chosen mind c...

Greetings. I find myself parked inside of the NoHo Metro Station. Parked standing. Reading a poem called "Being Human", selected from a book called Serious Longing . This is my book. This is my poem. Bronwyn Mauldin is an angel with a video camera. She caught me reading, and all the humans behind me, traveling. I am proud of this moment. Proud to be Los Angeles Poet Society, speaking truth, in the midst of LA's 3rd Annual Lit Crawl celebration, with my friends. A team of bards on a mission of world peace. I am grateful for this moment. Catch me live any time in Issue #96 of www.guerrillareads.com where poetry is caught in action. Order your copy of Serious Longing! http://www.editionsducygne.com/swanworld-serious-longing2.html

Hola amigos... I am so happy to let you all know that Juan and I will be rocking tomorrow afternoon at Stories Books and Cafe in Echo Park! We are THE METAPHORS! That's right! We are rocking at A RRose in a Prose - a Literary Salon with DM Collins, Rick Lupert, and a many fierce cats! Photo by Alexis Rhone Fancher Sunday, Nov. 29th, 2pm - 5pm Free Here's the address:  Stories BooksandCafe 1716 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90026 Facebook RSVP:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1504957616467588/ THE METAPHORS on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/The-Metaphors-1521104531475896/?fref=ts A collaboration of sound and words from the Flute of Juan Cardenas and the word sounds of Poet Jessica Wilson. Juan is a cla ssically trained Flautist and Poet Teacher for California Poets in the Schools. Jessica is also a Poet Teacher for CPITS, and is celebrating the launch of her first book of poetry, Serious Longing , by Swan World Press, Paris, France. Together,...

I am super happy... and Juan gave me the great news, that the latest edition of DryLand Lit is live, and our poems are in it! A poem written over the driest summer I can recall... Power , was published in the Fall 2015 edition. http://drylandlit.org/2015/10/17/power/ I am very thankful to the editors for choosing this piece. It's also so amazing to be published alongside my beloved gentle word shark, Juan Cardenas! His poem of truth telling through immigrant eyes lay down the educational toxicity and belittlement shed on foreign children. Parthenia St Elementary  takes us into the uncertain shoes of elementary school. It is such an honor to be a part of the phenomenal literary richness of LA!

WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! My poem about the colonization and displacement of all of our ancestors... pulled away from their roots and thrown into a hodge podge of madness, is captured with sentiment in The Children . I am thankful to  YAY! LA's Editor, Jessica Ceballos, for selecting my work to be featured, along with an appropriate companion piece of artwork by Alberto Alvarez, titled "Blue bird", shown below. Please do leave a comment, I am happy to hear your words.  Much love, Los Angeles and YAY! LA! Thank you, Jessica C.!

Guess what! I have an interview out there in cyberspace, and I am really excited about it. This one makes me proud... I am not stuttering and talking over myself... I am on www.radiotitans.com ! Anna Urena made this interview amazing!!! She is so on it -- we talk about everything I am involved in... well at least a good 80%! That is huge. If you know me, you know I get my hands into a lot of things... because I can't help myself. I love to share art and meet writers... it's a fun time. So ANNA URENA -- thank you! You absolutely rock and you are so intelligent! I love a strong, smart woman! In this interview, I am accompanied by my husband, Flutist, Juan Cardenas. He plays in between sets and also chats on air. We cover the following topics, so if you are involved in these topics please share this interview! Much love! Topic list: Jessica M. Wilson's new book, Serious Longing Thank you to Swan World Press   ( www.editionsducygne.com ) California Po...

There is a worm inside my brain that twirls around like a snake squeezing at the pins cringing inside. Nails pile in like a sadistic rain stick that vibrates each time I cry. Each time you make me cry. Each time.

I have an announcement! A new book has been born and it will be published this year! This will be my first published book of poems titled  Serious Longing ! This will be published by the French/Belgian press, Editions du Cynge, Swan World Press, in Paris, France! Wowwwwwwwwww wow wowowowowo! I am so excited and humbled to have the honor of joining Swan World Press and being their 1st English language Poet to join the family! I cannot believe that all this is happening! It's so amazing! I feel blessed and so grateful for this! Thank you! I have an author page:  http://editionsducygne.com/swanworld-jessica-wilson-cardenas.html I have a book page:  http://editionsducygne.com/swanworld-serious-longing2.html Many thanks to Patrice and Editions du Cygne for this amazing opportunity to share my words with the world!