Who She Is

Joey – 2023

Joey Polisena sniffs books, magazines, and other paper things (there is brain-tickle in the fibers and ink). Of all the words pressed to her skin, her favorites are: Mom, Poet, and Friend. This former journalist embraced opportunities and developed into an IT instructional designer, guiding corporate colleagues to new technologies. Joey self-published two poetry collections, “All Shards & Paste” (2019) and “Happy Place” (2024) and has published pieces in several magazines and anthologies


Publications

All Shards and Paste, 2019

Happy Place, 2024

“It Is What It Is,” “No Medication“, and “Warrior” appear in Blood & Bourbon issue #10, 2022

“Residual” appears in the Ohio Bard Anthology, 2023

“Glass Slipper” appears in the New Generation Beats 2023 Anthology

“How She Steps” appears in My Voice is Victory, 2023

“Keepsake” appears in Common Threads, 2023

“The Was I Was” appears in the 2024 Nat’l & Int’l Goddess Anthology Honoring Women, 2024

“Shark in the Shallows” has been selected to appear in the Ohio Bards Poetry Anthology, 2024

“Last Word” has been selected to appear in Common Threads, 2024

Awards

Happy Place, 1st Place in the BookShelf Writing Contest, 2024

“For My Boys: Take Me With You” won first place in the A Mother’s Love contest, 2024