Southern Indiana Review spring 2025 Thirty-three Contributors Salute, Day 2: Jada Renée Allen
Jada Renée Allen is a writer, educator, and culture worker from South Side Chicago.
www.jadarenee.com
Instagram: @jadareneeholy
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Over a black background, Split This Rock's red logo appears above bold white text which glows red and reads "2025 Pushcart Prize Nominations." Below the text is a collage featuring photos of the 6 nominees. From left to right: Miller Oberman, S.J. Ghaus, Rena Priest, Jada Renée Allen, Aiya Sakr, and Cynthia Manick.
We're celebrating our 6 nominations for the 2025 @PushcartPrize Anthology! Read & share stunning poems by Aiya Sakr, Cynthia Manick, Jada Renée Allen, Miller Oberman, Rena Priest & S.J. Ghaus at The Quarry: bit.ly/3t3U9RZ
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Poems Are Also Spells: A Conversation with Jada Renée Allen. logicmag.io
#ContemporaryPoetryChat Day 11:
“Drill” by Jada Renee Allen
originally published in Poem-A-Day
This one is a statement about police/state violence, particularly against people of color.
poets.org/poem/drill
Wow. This stunningly beautiful and incredibly emotive poem "God Willin" by Jada Renée Allen, curated by @bardsbesidebars.bsky.social is a must-read.
God Willin for my great-grandaunt Willie Jane Taylor (1929-2005) You were as country as the place you were born: Belzoni Hump, and I loved you for it. Every time you were questioned, you'd answer with a hoarse God willin. You were that country, and (Golly!) churched. Once, Mother Peebles asked in passing if you could still bring the cobbler for the church potluck. God willin, you said, your voice as gallant as a long-legged gal from the South, which you were: skin cracked with age but still smooth. And those heels. Gal, I'm talking heels cracked and callused just so, looked like you was coming up on the rough side of the mountain. Thank you for seeing me through till then, your end; for the black coffee, plenty sugar, and little cream you gave me; for the insulin shots you made me watch you give yourself; for that one swat on my ass when I got too fresh at church; for the tough butterscotch you kept in your purse just for me;
The latest in my curation for Poetry Corner at the Chicago Reader is now available online! Make sure to read this beautiful poem, "God Willin" by Jada Renée Allen!!! You can read it at the link or in the image below. And stay tuned for more poems!
chicagoreader.com/reader-partn...
Our Winter issue is online today, featuring reporting by Lauren Markham, essays from Will Boast and @kellymcmasters.bsky.social , fiction from Paul Theroux, a comic from Michael D. Kennedy, Cig Harvey’s color manifesto, poetry by @ds-waldman.bsky.social, and more! www.vqronline.org/winter-2024