Author Description

In his debut collection, poet Dillon L. Jensen presents brief glimpses into every aspect of his life. Creating a kaleidoscope of emotions and themes, Jensen ruminates on love, friendship, hope, and family-all while fully aware that the whole story is so much more. His collection also dives into the darker moments in his life and chronicles his struggles with clinical depression and anxiety. Jensen candidly explores suicide, recovery, and the stress of coping with a mental illness. Jensen's work is raw and real and offers new insight through the lens of his experiences. He looks back at these earlier moments with a fresh new perspective. While his work touches on a variety of topics, Jensen is also keenly aware of the connections between these themes. Several of his poems recount how anxiety and depression affected his relationships. Never is this clearer than in one of his poems, where Jensen offers this insight: Your life is not the sum total of your achievements or even things you had planned but haven't succeeded yet. Your life is the sum total of interactions with people around you. Follow Jensen as he finds the people who have added love and light to his life.