Jessica Chappell Sumbury is a mother, daughter, sister, wife and artist. half dead women is her debut heart sharing of poetry that firmly roots down into the divine feminine dwelling inside all humanity.

Growing up in a rural town of northeastern Pennsylvania, traveling the country working on small organic farms after graduating college, and settling in Oregon to raise her own family, has given Jessica perspective on the various subcultures within our larger collective. No matter where you come from or where you may be going, at our root, she feels a deep knowing that we are all searching for authentic connection with each other, our surroundings, and most importantly, ourselves.

The cover and book art are prints (silkscreen and mezzotint) Jessica created in college, over a decade ago, waiting for their divine timing to be shared. These poems are a love letter to mothers and fathers, children, planet Earth, animals and our interconnectedness. This is Jessica’s rebirth as an artist and as a human being.