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1 Literary Bridges : Creative Writing, Trauma and Testimony Jen Webb , Meera Anne Atkinson , Jordan Williams , 2021 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , vol. 25 no. 2 2021; 'In public discourse, there is a tendency for arts and science – or, more broadly, academic research – to be cast as irreconcilable at best and oppositional at worst. However, the explication of trauma, resilience and wellbeing in creative writing is as much a matter of science communication as literary practice. It involves writing down the bones of the phenomena that researchers chart and treat, exploiting the narrative and poetic properties of such endeavours, and making explicit both cognition and affect, empirical evidence and felt experience. It is evident in fictional worldmaking, creative nonfiction, poetry, and in hybrid works such as narratives that combine memoir and scholarship. Such diverse approaches to literary expression do not necessarily aim to extend theory or present experimental data, but to provide opportunities for alternative ways to view and review such material content, and explicitly incorporate imaginative and evocative engagements. At their best, such writings enact a form of affective, micro-macro testimony that has the potential to demystify scholarly findings, personalise and humanise related issues, confront denial and minimisation, and build bridges between what C.P. Snow named the “two cultures”. This paper begins by considering Snow’s advice to rethink how science and literature operate, and moves on to discuss hybrid and multiple lines of knowledge and practice – in fiction, memoir and personal writing, and healing workshops – that can build bridges across knowledge domains and social cultures, and afford recovery from personal, community and environmental trauma.' (Publication abstract)
1 With Devotion, Hannah Kent Gives Us Empathically Drafted Portraits of Love in All Its Forms Jen Webb , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 21 October 2021;
— Review of Devotion Hannah Kent , 2021 single work novel

'I came across Hannah Kent some years ago, hearing from colleagues at another university that she was a particularly impressive student, and I should stay alert for what she might deliver. Not long after, Burial Rites (2013) – a fictional account of the last public execution in Iceland in 1830 – appeared, to popular and critical reception.' (Introduction)
1 Permeable Barriers : A Conversation about Poetry Jen Webb , 2021 single work criticism
— Appears in: New Writing , vol. 18 no. 3 2021; (p. 289-301)

'A great many successful poets earn their living as members of the university community. While teaching, research and administration can provide a reasonable and a reliable income, it has an impact not only on how much time is available for writing, but also what sorts of thinking emerge; on the ways in which relationships and responsibilities intertwine, and how to find ways to balance competing priorities. In this conversation between two poet academics, Jen and Katharine talk through their own experiences, grounded in scholarly thinking, and particularly address the role of language, meaning and materiality in the charting and the crafting of a life.' (Introduction)
1 The Labyrinth Clinches 2021 Miles Franklin Award for Amanda Lohrey Jen Webb , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , July 2021;
1 Tasmanian Author Amanda Lohrey Wins Prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award for The Labyrinth Jen Webb , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 15 July 2021;
1 The Saddest of Stories, Beautifully Told : Your Guide to the Miles Franklin 2021 Shortlist Jen Webb , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 15 July 2021; The Guardian Australia , 15 July 2021;
1 Just Like Memory : Fragments i "Between Hout Bay and Clifton the plane starts a crazy dance, and then it's", Jen Webb , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Anthology of Australian Prose Poetry 2020; (p. 178)
1 y separately published work icon Flight Mode Jen Webb , Shé Mackenzie Hawke , Canberra : Recent Work Press , 2020 20911238 2020 selected work poetry

'These poems emerged slowly, and through aleatory conversations between Shé and Jen, in which they identified points of connection in and beyond poetry. Both poets are interested in experiment, and in women poets’ voices; both have lived in Western Australia and been captivated by the light, the space, and the vastness of that state; and both poets have spent a fair bit of time in mourning and in responding to the loss of loved ones. They are also interested in movement in creative and scholarly terms. For Shé, the elemental world is a motivating force; for Jen, it’s travel—hence the title of this joint publication.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon The Incompleteness Book Julia Prendergast (editor), Shane Strange (editor), Jen Webb (editor), Canberra : Recent Work Press , 2020 20907647 2020 anthology poetry short story

'The Incompleteness Book is the result of a call for contributions to the theme: the incompleteness of human experience. The call was distributed in April 2020, amidst the global pandemic of COVID-19. The collection takes an interest in the relationship between the haunting incompleteness of human experience and short form writing. This, together with the unforeseen challenges of COVID-19, as well as the lure of coming together as writers, is the impetus for the book. The submissions are aimed at capturing our individual and collective experience as a composite picture. The contributions were collected in just nine days.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Bildungsroman Jen Webb , 2020 single work prose
— Appears in: Verity La , November 2020;
1 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards : The Yield and The Lost Arabs Throw Fragile Lines across Cultural and Linguistic Divides Jen Webb , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 10 December 2020;
1 Digging Out Histories i "Monasteries looted by a king. Remnants of European castles. Rocks at", Jen Webb , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 60 2020;
1 Looking for Answers i "Bring jacaranda blossoms. Petals drift along the ICB and I do too, driving past", Jen Webb , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 60 2020;
1 Лайка; C.1954 – 3 November 1957 i "Another day has ticked past, with just enough food to keep her alive. She’s", Jen Webb , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 60 2020;
1 Letter from Jen Webb to Bibhu Padhi i "Dear Bibhu", Jen Webb , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 60 2020;
1 Autumn in the Garden i "We have harvested the last of the basil, and all the tomatoes save those left for the", Jen Webb , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 60 2020;
1 On Northbourne Avenue i "It is dark tonight and the rain is on the road and the rain is on the screen and cars", Jen Webb , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 60 2020;
1 Spring i "Storm clouds above the Brindabellas. Cockatoos shrieking into the wind. I move", Jen Webb , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 60 2020;
1 Between Odisha and the ACT : Poetry, Community, Connectedness Jen Webb , Bibhu Padhi , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 60 2020; 'During 2019, prompted by the editors of this Special Issue, Bibhu Padhi and I began talking to each other via email, exchanging poems, and also exchanging snippets of our lives, our interests, and our thinking. A question posed by the project organisers was: What did involvement in the project help you understand about similarities and differences between India and Australia?, which led me to reflect on the twentieth-century notions of world poetry, and cross-cultural communication. Despite my anxieties about the widely recognised risks of such communication, the exchanges between us suggest that the shared experience of wrestling with image, concept, and language that is a feature of the writing of poetry provides a fulcrum for poets: a possibly contingent and consistently productive common ground.' (Publication abstract)
1 Nature Morte i "Last year I acted art for you, being now nude duck descending a staircase, then", Jen Webb , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Anthology 2020; (p. 18)
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