"Men are born soft and supple;
dead, they are stiff and hard.
Plants are born tender and pliant;
dead, they are brittle and dry.
Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible
is a disciple of death.
Whoever is soft and yielding
is a disciple of life."
-Tao Te Ching
- Jennifer Styperk
- Jennifer’s poetry has been published in Denver Quarterly, There, The Texas Observer, Listenlight, and Language And Culture and is forthcoming in Battered Suitcase and Open City among other literary magazines and has also been included in the exhibitions titled Translate This, Take Note, Audio Body, and the grand opening exhibition of Artworks in Johnstown!. A recipient of a James A. Michener Grant for Writers and the Thomas Dobbs, Jr. Scholarship for Journalism, Jennifer, a native of Pittsburgh, currently writes from Los Angeles.
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