Tabatha Jenkins

Tabatha Jenkins is a recent college graduate of the University of Arkansas at Monticello where she studied English and Creative Writing. She has been published in Adelaide Literary Magazine, and in the blog 'Friday Night Specials' by Helen Literary Magazine.

“Arthritis”, “Grape Jelly” and “Equinox”

You can’t escape the pathos that permeates Tabatha Jenkins poetry. In “Grape Jelly,” pathos mixes with reality and evokes tears: “You only have a little while left/before your mind tethers off/ and signals for the end./They’ll come with good intentions/and very little patience,/they’ll only hear what they want to.” True poetry extends pathos to life. Read more.

Poetry
Issue 10
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