Jenn R-J

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Haiku, Senryu and Tanka Poet. Touchstone nominee 2022-2025. Haiku 2026 Anthology. Red Moon Press Anthology. Business Systems Analyst. Host of #SenryuSunday writing prompt.

Photo of the interior of a two story house. On the bottom stair, of a wooden staircase, a black and white tuxedo cat sits and looks at the photographer with an expression somewhere between surprise and annoyance.
A black and white tuxedo cat lies atop a black desk/workstation in anticipation of playtime or breakfast.
A text based image of a poem, dark grey text on a white background. The poem reads winter storehouse in the corner still warm the bedsheets
Photo of a sky at sunset in Tucson, Arizona. The sky is a brilliant array of orange, yellow, pink, and purple hues. The Catalina mountains can be seen in the distance.
A woman is seated at a table at a taquería. She wears the official jersey of the Mexican national team for the World Cup, predominantly green. On the table in front of her are two tacos and a plum raspado with lechera and vanilla ice cream.
A woman sits at a table in a taquería. She is wearing the official jersey for the Mexican national team, green with the image of the calendario azteca and red and white stripes. In front of her, on the table is a styrofoam plate with two tacos and a raspado made with plum, lechera, and vanilla ice cream.
A text based image of a poem, white letters on a black background. The poem reads displacement we awaken to a sea of empty shoes
A text based image of a poem with the editor’s commentary black text on a white background . The poem reads: turning down a drink — she offers congratulations
A black and white tuxedo cat’s two front paws and one back leg emerge through the side window of a cat play tunnel. About six inches away there is a silver blur of a plastic ball the cat successfully blocked when it was shot in her direction.
A text based image of a social media post recently made by the poet. The text reads: A Haibun (sort of): Grief is a tricky beast. It’s been 14 years since we found out our 4th pregnancy was no longer viable. That was our 4th loss, out of 4 pregnancies. I’ve done so much grief and trauma work over the past 14 years in order to heal from the trauma and reach a place of acceptance that we will never be parents. I’m okay overall with that, but now at this stage there are newer things to grieve: I will never be a grandma, will never watch our children graduate from high school or college, estate planning is painful in and of itself. I can go for weeks, sometimes months on end now not thinking about what we lost, and then there are days like this, where it feels somewhat fresh all over again. stone fruit the hardening of my grief
A white dinner plate with a floral pattern, on a multicolored placemat. On the dinner plate, there is a serving of jackfruit carnitas and white rice
A photo of the page from the haiku anthology where the poem appears. Sepia background with light grey text. The poem reads paper moon I fold your dreams into mine The poet’s name and original publication credit appear below.
A black and white tuxedo cat lies stretched across a wooden step on an indoor staircase. She looks directly at the camera. On the step above her is a blue plastic spring, behind her tail is a multicolored rubber ball. In her front paws she is holding her beloved rainbow unicorn toy.
A screenshot of the weather forecast for Washington DC on Sunday June 14th. Forecast shows 60% chance of thunderstorms.
A black and white tuxedo cat is now fast asleep atop the reusable grocery bag.
A black and white tuxedo cat lounges atop a reusable grocery bag on a brown sofa.
A text based image of a poem on a white background. The header in red reads “Second Prize”. The poem reads: bronze age she retouches her roots Below the poem is the poets name, and the voting count)
A roadrunner perches upon a rock in a neighbor’s front yard, head cocked to the photographer’s right, beak on display, tail up. The yard is xeriscaped with other desert plants (cactus, aloe Vera, agave)
Text based image of a poem. Grey text on a white background. The poem reads reminiscing about that girl on a bike braids flying
A woman stands across the street from the marquee of a concert venue, The Rialto. The marquee announces Silversun Pickups, May 19th. She stands next to a planter box with a sign with a haiku. The haiku reads Oops I’m late for work the snow moon dresses in pink clouds was calling my name The poet is Lisa Periale Martin
Two doves rest on the ground in the shade next to a yucca plant after having flown down from the nest.
Florence Welch performs for a packed arena at the Glendale Arizona stop on Florence + The Machine’s Tour. A video screen shows Florence arms raised to the sky, she can be seen onstage below.
A black and white tuxedo cat lounges comfortably upon an office chair, while looking directly at the camera.
A black and white tuxedo cat lounges on the second level of her gothic themed kitty condo. Her back left foot dangles precariously off the side.
A black and white tuxedo cat lounges on the bottom step of a wooden staircase.
A man and a woman seated across from each other at a booth in the window of an upscale restaurant. They hold hands across the table while posing for a photo.
A black and white tuxedo cat lies across the bottom step of a wooden staircase in a two story house, blocking the owner’s ability to pass without facing great risk.
Poem text on a white background. The poem reads: first light between parting curtains the cat’s face
Text of the poem on a white background. Poem reads: love song our fingers retrace every groove
A photo of a small spiny desert cactus with three vibrantly pink cactus blossoms.
A woman stands facing the camera, while directly behind her guitarist Steve Harris and artist Gary Numan can be seen performing.
Text version of conversation Gary Numan is playing in Tucson this Sunday evening, which led to this hilariously circular conversation between Phil and I last night: Me: “Do you want me to get tickets for Gary Numan’s concert Sunday at The Rialto? P: “That’s the one with Cars, right?” Me: “Yes, he sang the song Cars.” P: “So he will do all the songs by the Cars” Me: “No, he wasn’t the lead singer of The Cars, he sang the song Cars” (Sings a couple of verses) Me: (After two more rounds of this) “So do you want to go?” P: “Okay”. (Five minutes later, as I’m getting ready to finalize the purchase): “But he will sing the other Cars songs, right?” Final result: Ticket purchase not made. I should have clarified earlier on with him that the lead singer of The Cars was Ric Ocasek, and he’s been dead for a few years. 😀
Poem on white background reads: touch starved a thousand tiny rifts become a wound
A black and white tuxedo cat sits upright on the second floor of a bookshelf that has been customized as a kitty condo. Beneath her there is plush carpeting, behind her on the wall is a miniature original painting of a sugar skull. In front of her there is a small ramp to the third level with a toy mouse attached.
Photo of the painting Santa Rosalia, by Luca Giordano
Poem text reads: first hit the moon babbles into my ear
A black and white tuxedo cat kneads a terry bathrobe with both front paws.
A bowl of traditional Mexican soup AKA caldo de pollo, made with chicken drumsticks, carrots, potatoes and squash.
A woman stands on a busy city sidewalk holding up a cardboard sign that reads’Liquidnation Sale Everyone Must Go’
A text based image of a single line poem on a white background. The poem reads: since birth these stork legs
A black and white tuxedo cat sits upon a wooden staircase, head tilted to the left. The markings across her chest make it appear she is wearing a black jacket buttoned over a white shirt.
A text based image of the poem on a white background. The poem reads: zen garden the tomcat’s transgressions go unnoticed
Photo of a plate that has a breakfast sandwich on multigrain bread, sliced in half. Visible in the picture photo is egg, ham cheese and dried cranberries. There is a mug of coffee in the background. The coffee mug has scenes of Copenhagen, Denmark
A black and white tuxedo cat sits patiently in a white bathtub, waiting for someone to throw her a toy.
A text based image of the poet’s published poem. The top left hand corner of the image has the header Anthology 2025. The poet’s name Jenn Ryan -Jauregui and country United States display above the poem, with a moon image rising above the name. The poem reads: resting upon my husband’s shoulders our ghost children
A black and white tuxedo cat crouches upon a snoopy themed throw blanket. Her front legs and claws are fully entrenched as if to say ‘try me’.
A tiny sign with a photo of the current president wearing an orange jumpsuit sticks out of the top of a piece of dog poop
A black and white tuxedo cat stands on a wooden staircase with her head tilted to one side
A text based image of a haiku superimposed upon a winter themed background. The poem reads: parting clouds I pour myself into the sky
A text based image of a one word poem. The poem reads law(less)makers
A text based image of two horror poems. The first one reads: trailing behind the bone collector our missing teeth The second one reads: last rites escaping with a whoosh my held breath
A text based image of a poem. The poem reads still life my womb becomes an echo chamber
A sign posted to a fence reads “Stop the kidnappings. Protect your neighbors.” In the middle of the sign is an image of a man wearing a bandanna over his face and a cap that reads ICE. The image has the null sign through it.
A photo of Christmas gifts, including a green t-shirt with a black design and lettering that reads “Chinga La Migra”
A black and white tuxedo cat, posing on the floor next to her new toy.
A selfie of a woman standing at the entrance to the Museo del Prado.
A black and white tuxedo cat sits on a dining room table, her eyes focused on the camera. Behind her is a 7 foot tall Christmas tree, aglow with lights.
Image of a dictionary definition from Oxford Languages. The first definition given is “The highest point in the development of something.” The example sentence provided is “The White House is considered the apogee of American achievement.”
A black and white tuxedo cat sits tall on in dining room table next to a small prettily wrapped box of violet hard candies from La Violeta sweet shop in Madrid, Spain.
A text based image of a poem. The poem reads: history ( ) history