Jacq Greyja is a queer nonbinary jewish//latinx poet from California. They are currently pursuing their MFA in Poetry at San Francisco State University, where they are a recipient of the William Dickey Fellowship in Poetry (2017). Their writing has been featured or is forthcoming in Bettering American Poetry: Volume 2, Apogee, Hold: A Journal, Nightboat, Yes Poetry, Berkeley Poetry Review, Nottingham Review, Columbia Poetry Review, and elsewhere. Jacq's first chapbook Greater Grave is forthcoming from The Operating System (2018).
1 poem
by Jacq Greyja
STELLIUM: A CLUSTER, OR 4 UNANSWERED LETTERS FROM MY FATHER (FEBRUARY 2016 – APRIL 2017)
love: 14
miss: 3
heart: 12
i: 62
you: 53
contact: 8
year: 2
7: 8
0: 17
2: 11
8: 6
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please: 5
been: 10
pray: 3
completely: 2
day: 4
reply: 3
much: 13
dad: 5
mom: 0
daughter: 0
son: 0
girl: 1
person: 1
family: 1
but: 5
dont: 5
know: 8
try: 7
hospital: 2
past: 5
always: 12
is: 18
he: 2
she: 0
hear: 3
can’t: 3
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