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# Jennifer Militello

(1972)   Poet

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Jennifer Militello is a poet.

## Quick Facts About Jennifer Militello

Born January 13, 1972

Profession Poet

## About Jennifer Militello

American poet... \| Jennifer Militello is an American poet and professor. She is author of the award-winning memoir Knock Wood which appeared from Dzanc Books in 2019, and five collections of poetry including The Pact, Tupelo Press, 2021. Her first full-length collection of poetry, Flinch of Song, was published in 2009

##  Quotes by Jennifer Militello

> [“I write because I die again and again at the hands of a world that cannot have me or make me fit.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-militello/i-write-because-i-die-again-and-again-at-the-hands-of-a-world-that/)

Jennifer Militello

[Poetry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/)

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