The Way That Time Passes Through My Fingers

by Ave Jeanne Ventresca

Ave Jeanne Ventresca (aka: ave jeanne) is the author of nine chapbooks of poetry that reflect social and environmental concerns. Her most recent collection, Noticing The Colors of Ordinary, was released in the summer of 2019.  She edited the acclaimed literary magazine Black Bear Review, and served as publisher of Black Bear Publications for twenty years.  Her award winning poetry (contemporary and Asian) has been widely published internationally within commercial and literary magazines, in print and online. Ave Jeanne was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for 2019.