Jennifer Markell’s first poetry collection, Samsara, (Turning Point, 2014) was named a “Must Read Book” by the Massachusetts Book Awards. Her second collection, Singing at High Altitude, was published in 2021 by The Main Street Rag. She has received awards from the Chester H. Jones Foundation, The Comstock Review, The New England Poetry Club, and the Rita Dove Prize in Poetry (International Literary Awards.) Her poems have been included in numerous publications, including The Bitter Oleander, Consequence, Diode, RHINO, Storm Cellar, and The Women’s Review of Books.  Jennifer served on the board of The New England Poetry Club for five years and is a long-standing member of the Jamaica Pond Poets. In her work as a psychotherapist and writer, she continues to believe in the power of words to help us feel and know.