Bøger af Jessica Jacobs

"Make a fence, said the rabbis, around the Torah," reads the first line of Jessica Jacobs' unalone. By the end of this opening poem, however, Jacobs has defined her engagement with religious texts as an act of devotion to living fully in the world's complexity: "Here, love, is fruit with the sun still inside it. Let me // thumb the juice from your chin. Let us honor what we love / by taking it in." Structured around the twelve parshiyot (portions) of Genesis, the trajectory of unalone parallels immersion in Jewish teachings with the contemporary world. Whether conversing with the sacred texts she reads or writing from her subjects' perspectives, Jacobs navigates an abundance of experiences: growing up queer, embracing one's sexuality, reversing roles as the adult child of aging parents, wrestling with religious history and the imposed roles of womanhood, exploring how the past foreshadows our current climate crisis, and revisiting the blush of new love while cataloging the profound, though more familiar, joys of a long relationship. Deeply personal and yet universal in its truths, unalone draws on the Book of Genesis as a living document whose stories, wisdom, and ethical knots can engage us more fully with our own lives -- whatever your religious tradition or spiritual beliefs. In this stunning and ambitious book, Jacobs reminds us that all poetry serves as a kind of prayer - a recognition of beauty, a spoken bid for connection, a yearning toward an understanding that might better guide us through our days. When you "dive / from the twin heights of your eyes," "that tiny pool below" isn't God. "Well, not exactly," Jacobs comforts us. "It's you. One breath deeper than you've / ever been, one breath closer to the heeded, heedful world."

Amazon's Number 1 Hot New Release in Children's Jokes and Riddles! The Perfect Book to Get Your Kids Laughing (comes with FREE Bonus Jokes!).With 5 star reviews in the US, UK and Australian Amazon stores, here's what people are saying about this hilarious book: "I didn't know there were so many funny, clean, good for kids Knock-Knock jokes! Had a lot of fun reading it with my 7 year old granddaughter""Excellent book, the kids love them!""Finally a clean book of jokes that my children can take to school! No potty humor or risqué inferences which makes a nice change from most of the "kids" joke books around these days!""A really funny book with loads of clean jokes that my two girls are really enjoying. I bought the kindle version to have on my phone for doctor's waiting rooms...and have now ordered 3 paperback versions to give to my niece and nephews for Christmas""My 4 year old approves of the jokes in this book, even the ones she doesn't quite get why they are funny"Get ready to laugh! Funny Mommy Jessica Jacobs has done it again with her new book, "Just for Kids Knock Knock Jokes". Packed with classic and new Knock Knock Jokes, this book is sure to keep your kids laughing for agesPerfect for: Car trips and family road tripsSchool fun (all jokes are CLEAN and SCHOOL FRIENDLY - Yay!)Any time you want to laugh and have fun with the special kids in your lifeReluctant readersChildren (and adults) of all ages who love to have a good laughJoin in the fun with the children in your life. There's nothing like laughter to bring you together and help make memories. The Author, Jessica Jacobs, had great difficulty finding a book of good, CLEAN (not gross or rude!) jokes her young boys could read, enjoy and share with their family and friends. She was tired of "editing-on-the-run" when she read jokes books with her kids...so she set out to create a series of good, clean joke books suitable for all situations and all ages. Just for Kids Knock Knock Jokes is the first book in her new "Just For Kids" series.

A memoir-in-poems about coming of age in sultry Florida and navigating a complex lesbian relationship grounded in the daily world.

Illustrated by revealing interviews with women and men in the tourist resorts in the Sinai, Egypt, this book is ostensibly about western women who sleep with 'native' men while on holiday.

These vibrant persona poems tell O'Keeffe's story in the artist's voice in an unexpectedly intimate way.