Jennifer LeBlanc

Poet

MA
Massachusetts US

Author's Bio

Jennifer LeBlanc is the author of Descent, a full-length poetry collection published by Finishing Line Press (2020) and named a Distinguished Favorite in Poetry (2021) by the Independent Press Award. Individual poems have been published or are forthcoming in journals such as The Café ReviewCherry Tree, Consequence, J Journal, and Solstice, and she has received Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominations. Jennifer earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University. She is a poetry reader for Kitchen Table Quarterly and works at Harvard University.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Descent (Finishing Line Press, 2020)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Kate Chopin, Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, Sharon Olds, Marie Howe, Natasha Trethewey
What I'm reading now: 
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, Rough Music by Deborah Digges

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American, Feminist
Born in: 
MA
Massachusetts
Raised in: 
MA
Massachusetts
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Last update: Oct 12, 2025