J.T. Ziegler
Poet & Fantasy Author
Published Poetry
Hope, grief, & longing, nature’s awe, & what it means to be human
Debut Poetry Collection Release: The Bones Settling
Releasing November 7th, 2025
Poems for those adjusting to the home of their body.
The Bones Settling is a lyrical collection that explores grief and hope, longing and love through the lens of living with chronic illness. It is a companion for seasons of loss, nostalgia, and resilience, inviting an honest, unhurried sitting with it all.
Braiding nature and body together—forest and bone, birdsong and vein—these poems paint the beauty and the ache of what it means to be human. May the space between these pages offer a home to both name the dark and still look toward morning.
Visceral yet steeped in hope, The Bones Settling sits with those holding two opposing things at once, with those caught in that liminal space between loss and expectation.
Published by Walnut Street Publishing. Cover art by Katie Brobst.
Read Jenna Ziegler’s Published Works
I’m so thrilled and honored to have my poetry published in the following literary magazines. Please note that, depending on when you’re reading this, some works may still be forthcoming which means the links aren’t ready yet. As soon as the magazines’ issue is available, I’ll plug in the links!
In the meantime, I’m just over here sobbing because my childhood dream of becoming a published poet has become reality. Thank you for being here and for all of your support. It truly means the world.
I Want to Carry the Timber Past the Darting Deer
The Walnut Branch, Volume III
Mid-Winter Revival
Macrame Literary Journal
Winter 2025
Upon the Waters, Black and Heaving
Seaside Gothic
Issue 14
Fishing With Grandpa
Chattanooga Writers’ Guild
Monthly Contest Series: April 2025 First Place Prize
Anatomy and Physiology of a Body with Chronic Fatigue
FLARE Magazine
You Call to Me
in Night’s Languidity
Chattanooga Writers’ Guild
Monthly Contest Series: April 2025 Second Place Prize
Tonight You Bury Your Grief Under the Hemlock Tree
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About
Jenna Ziegler is a published poet, fantasy writer, and blogger. She writes about grief and hope, monsters and magic, and living with chronic illness. Originally from California, she now lives in Tennessee with her husband Tyler and cat Newbert.
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