The Archivist’s taut language reveals the complexity of the human heart. Jennifer Jean has crafted an ambitious narrative of love, family, and the inevitability of human weakness.
~ Susan Rich, The Alchemist's Kitchen

Jennifer Jean’s The Archivist is epic in its scope and daring in its ambition, but conscious of everyday occurrences and small wonders that make our world a place of magic. This collection is a tapestry that displays Jean’s lush, inventive version of Biblical history, each poem its own panel of intrigue. The Archivist is not just a series of persona-driven poems, but a courageous exploration of desire set to—and rebelling against—a well-known story. In the words of one poem, “…there is something inimitable / About joy and reciprocity, / About this art.”
~ Mary Biddinger, Saint Monicaand Prairie Fever

The Archivist organizes, preserves and provides access to a world that easily entangles as it delights in its persistence to fill the senses. Jennifer Jean writes “already, I have filled up every empty jam jar with my supple friends” and she easily could be talking about poetry as art form, which is in full celebration in this wonderful collection.
~ Enzo Silon Surin, Higher Ground