Celebration of Poetry

Join us in the Learning Commons Library for a special poetry reading.

ABOUT JESSICA PURDY

Jessica Purdy (MFA) is the author of two books of poetry and three chapbooks. Sleep in a Strange House (Nixes Mate) was a finalist for the NH Literary Award (2019). Her most recent chapbooks are: The Adorable Knife: poems based on The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death (Grey Book Press), and You’re Never the Same: Ekphrastic Poems (Seven Kitchens Press). Having majored in both English and Studio Art, she loves writing about art. Her new manuscript Lung Hours has been a finalist for three contests including the Granite State Poetry Prize and Codhill Press’ Guest Editor Poetry Series 2023. Her poems have been nominated for Best New Poets and Best of the Net. She teaches Poetry Workshops at NHTI and Creative Writing at SNHU.