Jessica Hornik

Jessica Hornik is the author of the collection A Door on the River (Chatwin Books).

Jessica Hornik is a poet living in New York state. She is the author of the collection A Door on the River (Chatwin Books).

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August

By Jessica Hornik July 25, 2019

Sighing as I go, exhaling summer’s heat — I’m done.

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Poetry

By Jessica Hornik January 10, 2019

"A perfect candidate for Miss Morbidity, I often wake at 4 a.m. to hear the hiss of life evaporating from the lake..."

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Poetry

By Jessica Hornik April 27, 2018

This poem appears in the May 14, 2018, issue of NR.

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Poetry

By Jessica Hornik April 26, 2018

"On this day in October, driving over the train tracks..."

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PLEASANT BAY Because it rained all day, everyone grew sad. Those already sad grew sadder. The cupped blossoms of the wild strawberries broadcast through the fields drained as quickly as they filled, while we were filled ...

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Poetry

By Jessica Hornik August 28, 2017

AMONG OTHERS Working alone in the house, I look to the solitary sculls passing on the river for a sense that I am among others. The geese— my dogs—convene in the yard near the water. A summer in ...