A rising star of the CanLit scene!

Portrait by Susie Kockerscheidt/Torstar

Portrait by Susie Kockerscheidt/Torstar

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About

Jessica Van de Kemp is an award-winning author, educator, and researcher at the University of Waterloo.

 

Specialties:

FEMINIST POETRY

Coaching & MENTORING

PERFORMANCE ART (SPOKEN WORD)

WRITING FOR STAGE AND SCREEN

 
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Books

Jessica Van de Kemp’s poetry chapbooks have been praised for their lyricism.

 

DAUGHTERS IN THE DEAD LAND

5-star book on Goodreads

Book description: A modern retelling of Greek mythology, the poems in Daughters in the Dead Land take on the story of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of the titan Atlas.

 
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Plays

Jessica Van de Kemp is an emerging playwright known for short scripts that allude to literary gems.

 

SPIRIT LIGHT

5-star book on Goodreads

Book description: The poems in Spirit Light use delicate couplets to create a coming-of-age story.

 
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Publications

Jessica Van de Kemp has published dozens of creative pieces across Canada, the US, and other countries.