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Rebecca Jessen Rebecca Jessen i(A149103 works by) (a.k.a. Bec Jessen)
Gender: Female
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1 Lesbian Search Terms i "how does a lesbian love a person", Rebecca Jessen , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 79 2023; (p. 62)
1 Double Vanity i "Brad and Lindy are looking to swap", Rebecca Jessen , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Rabbit (Architecture) , no. 35 2022; (p. 28-30) Poem in two numbered parts.
1 The New Year i "It isn't summer until Stosur chokes", Rebecca Jessen , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 79 no. 3 2022; (p. 126-127)
1 Griefing i "there’s this mode of gaming called griefing / to deliberately disrupt", Rebecca Jessen , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , August no. 102 2021;
1 Deflated at Dusk i "xmas lights trapeze across campsites. all-day", Rebecca Jessen , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 80 no. 2 2021;
1 Digging into Eternity i "have we ever been alone", Rebecca Jessen , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: In Your Hands 2020; (p. 49-50)
1 What I’m Reading Rebecca Jessen , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2020;
1 Weekend in the Capital i "I’m 65 per cent more likely to be myself here", Rebecca Jessen , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 70 2020; (p. 194)
1 3 y separately published work icon Ask Me About the Future Rebecca Jessen , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2020 18936010 2020 selected work poetry 'Full of zest and flair, Jessen's poems map constellations of desire, loss and longing. Riffing on the future (which isn't what it used to be), dating apps, despair, Bonnie Tyler, Taylor Swift and the lesbian Bachelorette, they are set in interstellar queer utopias, maternity wards and single beds.These are poems of sly surprises, radical vulnerability, dark-edged humour and vast originality.

'Following Jessen's award-winning verse novel, Gap,this collection confirms Jessen as one of the most engaging and talented writers of her generation.' (Publication summary)
1 Class in the Time of Coronavirus Rebecca Jessen , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2019;
1 2.0 i "there’s a sample of the future", Rebecca Jessen , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 15 August no. 92 2019;
1 Sillage i "base notes of lack plum and aniseed", Rebecca Jessen , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 November no. 88 2018;
1 After-Images i "Eventually the past gives", Rebecca Jessen , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Anthology 2018; (p. 20)
1 Time-Lapse i "when the last service departs", Rebecca Jessen , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: StylusLit , March no. 3 2018;
1 Triage i "the kind lady on the end of the line will say this: I have to ask. in the present you wait.", Rebecca Jessen , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verity La , February 2018;
1 Hello Dolly Rebecca Jessen , 2017 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Verity La , June 2017;
1 We're All Going on a Summer Holiday Rebecca Jessen , 2017 single work prose
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , March no. 33 2017; (p. 105-110) 'Agreeing on a holiday destination with your mother takes four days and twenty-eight phone calls.' (Publication abstract)
1 Some Days Rebecca Jessen , 2017 single work prose
— Appears in: Tincture Journal , Autumn no. 17 2017; (p. 5)
1 Field Officer No. 302 i "the suburban dream is a kookaburra perched on your wheelie bin. streets with the house", Rebecca Jessen , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Tincture Journal , Autumn no. 13 2016; (p. 13)
1 The Art of Breaking Rebecca Jessen , 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , June no. 30 2016; (p. 59-61)
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