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The Bones Settling
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.
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.
63 pages, Paperback
First published November 7, 2025
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About the author
Jenna Ziegler
1 book4 followersJenna Ziegler is a poet and fiction writer from the space between the mountains and the sea of Northern California.
Her debut poetry collection, THE BONES SETTLING, explores grief and hope, longing and love through the lens of living with chronic illness. ✨You can buy your copy here!
She's also published poems in literary magazines including Prosetrics, Seaside Gothic, FLARE Magazine, and others.
In addition to poetry, Jenna writes fantasy and sci-fi novels about monsters and magic, belonging and redemption. When she’s not writing or managing her chronic illnesses, she’s visiting local coffee shops with her critique group, hiking with her husband, Tyler, or reading with her cat, Newbert.
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Her debut poetry collection, THE BONES SETTLING, explores grief and hope, longing and love through the lens of living with chronic illness. ✨You can buy your copy here!
She's also published poems in literary magazines including Prosetrics, Seaside Gothic, FLARE Magazine, and others.
In addition to poetry, Jenna writes fantasy and sci-fi novels about monsters and magic, belonging and redemption. When she’s not writing or managing her chronic illnesses, she’s visiting local coffee shops with her critique group, hiking with her husband, Tyler, or reading with her cat, Newbert.
Learn more and connect with Jenna!
✨Website
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January 23, 2026
Gorgeous prose and I can tell every word was thought over carefully. There's a lot of incredible water imagery, which anyone enamored with the ocean will enjoy.
I'd recommend this in particular for anyone suffering with chronic illness. I found myself in many of these poems where the fatigue of both the body and mind was acknowledged, but hope was also given by the spoonful.
I'd like to end this review with one line that stuck with me:
'all I have to do is sit here and breathe and let the galaxy hold me'
I'd recommend this in particular for anyone suffering with chronic illness. I found myself in many of these poems where the fatigue of both the body and mind was acknowledged, but hope was also given by the spoonful.
I'd like to end this review with one line that stuck with me:
'all I have to do is sit here and breathe and let the galaxy hold me'
November 20, 2025
This was so well-written. I loved it. I think the imagery and diction were the best parts of Jenna's poetry collection. I found myself hanging on to every word, and I couldn't put this book down, as I read it all in one sitting!
Jenna is clearly a talented writer, and I'd love to read more by her in the future!
Jenna is clearly a talented writer, and I'd love to read more by her in the future!
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