Purple on my wrist and purple in the bowl, bruise and bounty trading glances. late-week persimmons in a paper sack, flowers droop over the sink, small harvests leaning toward spoilage, rotting before I reach them; the tongue’s color louder than the mouth, I call the shade by its house name: aubergine, aubergine. The hallway turns […]
Regine Jackson
Regine Jackson is a poet and writer based in Northampton, Massachusetts. Her work spans poetry, memoir, and fiction. She was named the Straw Dog Writers Guild Emerging Writer Fellow in 2022, and her writing has appeared in the 2024 Massachusetts Bards Poetry Anthology, Meat for Tea: The Valley Review, the Reimagining New England Histories Project, Pán•o•ply: Inaugural MultiCreative Anthology, and other journals and anthologies. She leads The Flimsy Quill, an initiative offering workshops, literary events, and creative mentorship in Western Massachusetts and beyond. She can be found at reginejackson.com and @theflimsyquill on Instagram.