Being naked in public, your teeth falling out, you’re late/lost/dead, the car crashing, you’re pregnant, the house collapsing, running in place, the monster coming out from under your bed. What do your dreams mean? You’re afraid of being embarrassed, controlled, done in, conflicted, full-grown, lying in a trap, held back, changed in some way.
Jessica Van de Kemp is an award-winning teacher, poet, and PhD Candidate at the University of Waterloo. She is the author of the poetry chapbooks Daughters in the Dead Land (Kelsay Books, 2017) and Spirit Light (The Steel Chisel, 2015). Connect with Jessica on Instagram (@canadianpoet), Twitter (@jess_vdk), and her Website (canadianpoet.org).