The Garden’s She Grew

Jenna Alstad, 2018

I have learned from my mother to swallow glass shard anger and bloom flowers of forgiveness from my fingertips.

I wonder how many gardens she grew.


The Gardens She Grew was an individual spoken word performance project, written and performed by Jenna Alstad. Speaking on themes of domestic violence, feminine oppression, and forgiveness, The Gardens She Grew shared Jenna’s personal story of growing up surrounded by patriarchal violence.