Poetry & Writing
NEWS!
Delaware Bards forthcoming Poetry Review 2026
will include my poem:
This Beauty
BOXES
BOXES was published in the Autumn 2025 edition of
Hydration Literary Magazine by Poptab Press
I have a carefully curated collection of enclosures
containing the artifacts of a life
still being lived.
polished, paper, stone-encrusted
antique, ceramic, engraved
fabric, metal, alabaster
Patiently awaiting the time I reveal moments that can be re-membered,
when I scavenger hunt for signs of myself.
painted, inlaid, cigar
chinoiserie, cameo, tarnished silver
odd shapes, distressed wood, secret enigma
Now I am what is contained.
protected, private, solitary
flesh, blood, bone
Waiting patiently to be discovered in this box of my quarters,
filled with boxes of rooms, occupied by beautiful boxes.
I sought something, anything, to orient me to this new inside/out.
An oblong etched glass with ornate silver top revealed a challenge in thirteen words:
We don’t know who we are until we see what we can do.
Inside Out
© Janaea Rose Lyn, 2025
This collection is dedicated
to the piece of volcanic rock I hold in my hand,
to give birth to a tropical island,
lava first must flow.
Inside Out is an unpublished collection in three sections: Without You, With Myself, and Heartstrings. It traces the excavation of my psychological and spiritual foundations with loving scrutiny and levity.
For more information and to purchase a copy, please send an email with Inside Out in the subject line to janaea@janaearoselyn.com
Responses:
This is the most beautiful, honest writing. It’s stunning, brave, self-aware, specific, but embedded in the fullness of what it is to be human. It’s extraordinary.
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SB
Phenomenal. So honest, raw, and beautiful.
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CC
It’s beautiful, honest, insightful. I think you being so raw and articulate is so valuable.
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JY