Origami Poems

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Jan Keough

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Originally from Boston, Jan Keough finds that she's been living in northern RI for many years.  Her poems have appeared in print and online including the Providence Journal, Lunarosity, The River Poets Journal, & the upcoming Spirit First Anthology.  Her essay, "Experiments," was broadcast on WRNI's This I Believe. Once upon a time, the Bay Area Poets Coalition awarded her 1st Honorable Mention for her poem, "Lemon Life".  A bittersweet story of a man, his marriage, and lemonade. 

She's a co-founder the Origami Poems Project and this is her first attempt at website work.


Some of Jan's books are available for printing.  See below and click on the titles.

 
Title of Origami Book
Poem Titles
What's Right With Today
 
 
What's Right With Today
  At the Bridge
  The Possible
  Never Left
  Marked Fragile
Small Fonts
 
 
Small Fonts
 
Ideas of Others
 
A Chair
 
Outside My Window
 
One Hope
 
Poured Just For Us
A Little of This & That
 
 
A Little of This & That
 
An April's View
 
 Einstein, etc.
 
I Love Math
 
We Are Known
 
It Takes Forgiveness
Letting Go
 
 
Letting Go
Pet Friendly Poetry
 
 
I Love (My) Dogs
 
Happy Birthday, Teacup
 
Donna's Cockatoo
 
GPS Robins
 
Loose
I manage...
original version 
I manage...
revised version
Paper Dreams
 
 
This Water Fountain
 
Green Enough
 
The Surety Of Open Space  
 
Paper Dreams
The Intention
 
 
The Intention
Snack on this Poetry
 
 
Snacks
 
Popsicle Time
 
The Truth of Flavors
 
Crunch Advice
 
On Simply Being
Forms Forming
 
 
Forms Forming
 Fat Crayons & Other Childhood Follies
 
 
Fat Crayons
 
Pet Hide & Seek
 
Wasp Combat
 
Flute Lessons
 
Ant Swimming School
 
Birch Tree Syrup
Learning
 
 
The AA speaker comes to class
 
Dropped Off At Boarding School
 
Brady Bunch Babies
Watching
 
 
Green Enough
 
Watching
 
He Wrote...
 
Don't you love kindness?