Jen Kimberley

Hello!

Poems For Your Heart is a collection of 57 poems that came to me over about 20 years. They cover many topics such as the outdoors, cats, music, losing a loved one, and childhood memories.

Writing Background

For a living, I’ve worked as a technical writer then as a website writer.

Words and Notes

I was born and raised in Australia and obtained my B.A. in English at Sydney University. I came to the U.S. when I was 20 to do a Master’s degree in music, having obtained a violin performing diploma from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. I lived in the S.F. Bay Area. I married, had two sons, and eventually got citizenship. At my Church in Berkeley, I also played accoustic guitar, wrote songs, conducted one of the choirs, and led the congregation in singing. I played the violin for 45 years until arthritis got to my fingers; then I sang with the Colorado Symphony Chorus for five years.

So words and notes have been the ingredients of my life’s creativity. I have more poems and hope to publish them when more have accumulated. My first published book was A Child’s Guide to Sydney (Angus & Robertson, 1977). My second was My Cancer Survival Saga – And How You Could Star in Yours (Balboa Press, 2016). Poems For Your Heart is my third book.