About

IMG_6525 Welcome to my website. My collection, Cutting Room, is available from Terrapin Books. Contact me directly  for a signed copy. Check out a review of Cutting Room at Broadkill Review.

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Follow the link to hear me interviewed by Garrison Keillor who reads my poem “Repairs” on the Writer’s Almanac.

If you’d like a copy of my chapbook, Repairs, written after the death of my husband, Paul, contact Finishing Line Press . You can also get a copy from me. PastedGraphic-1

Here’s my little bio:

Bio

A long-time resident of Montclair, N.J, Jessica de Koninck is the author of the full-length poetry collection, Cutting Room(Terrapin Books) and the chapbook, Repairs (Finishing Line Press). A winner of the 2023 Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Contest, her work has been featured on the Writer’s Almanac andVerse Daily, and her poems, reviews and articles appear in numerous publications. A retired attorney, she holds an M.F.A. from Stonecoast, University of Southern Maine, a B.A. from Brandeis and a J.D. from Boston University. Jessica co-edits ALTE, a multi-platform publication,https://www.altegettingoldtogether.com, and teaches in the M.P.A. program at Saint Peter’s University, Jersey City, N.J. For more, www.jessicadekoninck.com.