Born: 1973   Mt. Clemens , MI
Parents: James H. and Kathleen D. Smythe
Spouse: Nicola M. DeBellis
Children: Catrina A.; Elisabeth A.; Angelina R.
Address(es):
Dryden , MI
Contact Information:
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://JeniferDeBellis.com
Website : facebook.com/JeniferDeBellis.Writer/
Twitter : JeniferDeBellis
Website : linkedin.com/in/jenifer-debellis-m-f-a-3b72546b/

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Blood sisters / poems - Micro-memoir in verse. Reviews: Pink Panther Magazine by Lisa J. Sullivan : http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1340080, 2018. Main Street Rag : https//mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/blood-sisters-jenifer-debellis/, 2018.	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Charlotte, North Carolina : Main Street Rag Publishing Company	2018
	Article: “Equipping Students to Join the Literary Conversation.” - Featured scholarly article	Non Fiction	Adult	Open Access Journal, doaj.org	2018
	“Hungry.” - Commissioned by Oakland University’s Bridging the Gaps: Guitars for Social Justice Project	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Uproot Magazine, Spring 2018	2018
	“Minor Characters: A Graphic Narrative.”	Poetry	Adult	The Charleston Anvil, Issue 5, Vol. 3, No. 2, Winter 2018.	2018
	“Say You Walk Away.” , - Featured audio poetry. 2018 Pushcart Prize Nominee.	Poetry	Adult	Golden Walkman Magazine, Summer 2017	2017
	“Harbinger”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Panoply, a Literary Zine, May 2017.	2017
	“Diurnal,” “Oak,” and “A Time To Be Silent”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Tranquility Anthology, published by Kind of a Hurricane Press, Fall/Winter 2016.	2016
	“Crossroads,”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	East Bay Review, No. 8, 2016.	2016
	“The Floating World”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Flash Fiction Magazine, May 2016.	2016
	“The Detroit Institute of Art”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Mom Egg Review, Volume 14, 2016.	2016
	“The Natural Man”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Poor Yorick: A Journal of Rediscovered Objects, Winter 2016.	2016
	“Beneath the Surface,” “Broken Promises,” and “Legacy,”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Rat’s Ass Review, Fall 2015, Volume 3, Issue 2.	2015
	“Asylum,”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Solstice Literary Magazine, Fall 2015.	2015
	“interior rooms” and “Welcome Home”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Amygdala, October 2015.	2015
	“Stubborn Silence”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Literary Orphans, October 2015.	2015
	“The View from Room 102”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Sliver of Stone, October 2015.	2015
	“I Want to Dance This Way”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Solstice Anthology, June 2015.	2015
	“The Many Moons of Walden Pond”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Solstice Anthology, November 2014.	2015
	“Before You Can Change Your Mind”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Solstice Literary Magazine, Summer 2014.	2014
	“Answer the Door”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	The Aurorean, Encircle Publications, Fall/Winter 2014 issue: Showcase Poet.	2014
	“Lost Chronicle: genX²”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	The Vault: Soul Fountain, Vol. 46, Fall 2013.	2013
	“Religion Romanticized”	Picture Book	Adult , Teen	The Vault: Soul Fountain, Vol. 45, Spring 2013.	2013
	“Empty Box” and “Faded Scar”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	The Aurorean, Encircle Publications, Spring/Summer 2013 issue.	2013
	“Lullaby” - Featured prose.	Non Fiction	Adult , Teen	Oakland University Department of English Website and Newsletter, April 2013.	2013
	Article: “An American Treasure: A Michigan Gem”	Non Fiction	Adult , Teen	Oakland University Department of English Website and Newsletter, June 2012.	2012
	“Book of rElevation” and “Scrolls of Exodus,”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	Wayne Literary Review, Spring 2013.	2012
	“Catharsis: Soul’s Seasonal Lament” “Peep Show, a Tango,” and “The Things We Buried” - Featured poetry and prose,	Non Fiction , Poetry	Adult , Teen	Oakland Journal, Fall 2012.	2012
	“Enlightenment”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	BAC Street Journal, Spring 2012.	2012
	“Table for One”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	BAC Street Journal, Fall 2010.	2010
	“Alone Space in this Cold Place”	Poetry	Adult , Teen	BAC Street Journal, Spring 2010.	2010

What is the aim or goal of your writing: I write because I cannot remain silent, because I understand the power in witness and connection through experience, and because my voice matters in the collective human narrative. My success story is a lifetime work in progress. I actively promote my writing and seek places to share and promote it. I refuse to allow the writer's life of rejections to hold me back from my quest to find the right audiences and mediums to celebrate my work. I also ask where I do not see opportunity yet available because I've learned sometimes people don't know what they want or need until they are presented with the option(s) they desire.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

I am always open to inquiries about public (and private) engagement that include workshops, readings, presentations, and other literary outreach venues.

Skills:
Author
Poet

MeLCat Links:
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