Tribute:
We dedicate this page to Jeannie, who passed away on March 6, 2023.
Jeannie Lupton
Jeanne (AKA Jeannie) Lupton has earned WordSwell’s first Tribute because of her remarkable literary work over a lifetime and for her continued involvement in the literary community. She writes poetry in tanka form, a classical Japanese short-form poem, as well as prose memoir pieces that are beautiful almost beyond belief. She has played an integral role in the writing community by organizing and hosting the Second Saturday Poetry and Prose Reading Series at Frank Bette Center for the Arts in Alameda, CA for over 13 years. She also often helped facilitate Clive Matson’s writing group "2-Busy-2-Write" by reading the prompt sources. In 2011 Jeannie was diagnosed with the first of a series of cancers. Last year, Jeannie discovered that her cancer has again returned. While experimenting with various forms of treatment, she has managed to retain her optimism as well as her involvement in the writing community. The tranquility and serenity with which she has met these challenges has been awe-inspiring for the community. WordSwell is honored to give her our first Tribute.
Poetry:
Just Passing Through
Untitled
Prose:
Old Sitting Woman
Mercy of the World (Part One)
Mercy of the World (Part Two)
"Tanka are two lines longer than haiku and invite the expression of feeling. Traditionally a love poem, tanka is over 1400 years old. Haiku originated when the first three lines of tanka broke off to become their own poetic form. Young people in Japan today text tanka to each other on their cell phones."
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Related Links:
Archive.org: Jeanne Lupton & Jack O’Neill, San Francisco Open Mic Poetry Podcast TV
Jeanne Lupton reading at the Berkeley Poetry Festival 2011
Jeanne Lupton reads at the Berkeley Poetry Festival 2012
Jeanne Lupton reads "Solitary" at the Soul-making Awards, San Francisco Public Library
Jeanne Lupton reading at the Berkeley Poetry Festival 2011
Jeanne Lupton reads at the Berkeley Poetry Festival 2012
Jeanne Lupton reads "Solitary" at the Soul-making Awards, San Francisco Public Library
