Hope Jordan

Writer

Concord, NH

Poet, short story and nonfiction writer. Pastoral Gothic. Find me in the woods, along the river, paddling the lake, or teaching writing.

Hope Jordan

Writer

Concord, NH

Poet, short story and nonfiction writer. Pastoral Gothic. Find me in the woods, along the river, paddling the lake, or teaching writing.

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Creative Nonfiction: Purification by Hope Jordan
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JMWW
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Waiting for Stevie Nicks
Maybe she was back in the ’70s, but Stevie Nicks is definitely not cool now, not in 1985. The blond mullet, the lame videos, the sugary pop. Only white trash girls are into her, little toy doves in their bedrooms. Dressing up in platform boots and long skirts. You wouldn’t catch me dead. I rip my t-shirts and pin the holes together.
Orcalit.com
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Book Review: Solastalgia, by Brittney Corrigan
These consolations – images of nature moving on without us, images of the decaying built world and the theoretical comfort of geologic time — help leaven what could be, but isn’t a grim elegy of a book.
theworcesterreview.org
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An Interview with TWR Volume 42 Contributor Brittney Corrigan
Hope Jordan: The topic of Solastalgia – climate change anxiety – is pretty difficult. What was it like for you to spend so much time with it? Brittney Corrigan: For me, writing is my way of dealing with difficult subject matter. A natural way to deal with
theworcesterreview.org
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The Blue Mountain Review Issue 15
The night of the torrential rain, you wore a bicycle helmet in case the mother raccoon decided to attack you.
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Raquel Salas Rivera Talks: "I don't occupy..." | Breakwater Review
Nonfiction
Fishing Where the Fish Are
As a fund raiser working with limited resources, I’ve often found it easy to make decisions based on the old saying “fish where the fish are.”. In other words, if my organization has 30,000 prospects but only enough resources to solicit 10,000, I will plan to solicit the 10,000 that have previously given to our institution.
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Get Inspired With 10 Stories of Fitness and Weight Loss
My transformation happened slowly. I changed one bad habit at a time and took on one good habit. With self-confidence, I’m no longer taunted with self-sabotaging behaviors. I don’t need to act or look perfect to be beautiful and be loved. This has given me the freedom to find who I really am. Cindy Gilbert, ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Coach, Speaker.
New Hampshire Magazine
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About

Hope Jordan

Fiction

Poetry

Nonfiction

Teaching

Hope Jordan grew up in Chittenango, NY, and holds a dual BA from Syracuse University and an MFA from UMass Boston (2020). Her work appears most recently in Hole in the Head Review, jmww, Orca, and Beloit Poetry Journal.

She lives in NH, where she was the state’s first official poetry slam master. Her chapbook is The Day She Decided to Feed Crows (Cervena Barva Press, 2018).

In addition to helping nonprofits raise funds via Hope Jordan Consulting, she also teaches creative writing and communications for Plymouth State University. She currently serves on the boards of the Poetry Society of NH and the NH Book Festival.