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Orphan Poems chronicles a full year of heartbreak and healing after the author's father's death with letters and poems written directly to him. These intimate pages offer a difficult but universal message: Even after the most painful times, it's all right to rediscover happiness.
About the author
Jenni Finlay is the author of the poetry collection Table for One (Mezcalita Press, 2015). Additionally, Finlay co-authored Kent Finlay, Dreamer (Texas A&M University Press, 2016) and served as contributing writer for Pickers and Poets: The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas (Texas A&M University Press, 2016). She co-owns Eight 30 Records and co-produced Cold and Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins, Danny Barnes' Got Myself Together (Ten Years Later) and Kent Finlay, Dreamer. Her Jenni Finlay Promotions business has shaped careers for several dozen iconic Americana music singer-songwriters for the past decade. Finlay presents the monthly series Catfish Concerts, which will release Catfish Concerts Cookbook: Celebrating Americana's Finest Recipes (Mezcalita Press, 2017).
