"I usually start with the conceit: What if you had endless attempts at this one day? What would you do, and how long would it take you to break with your regular routines? This question explores how unlimited opportunities might fundamentally alter personal choices and established patterns of behavior."
"I have a manuscript due-it's a series of poems about Bugs Bunny, who is neurotically realizing where he is and that he has to keep going to work where people are trying to kill him, but he's got to keep his cool. This creative project examines workplace anxiety and existential awareness through an unexpected lens."
"The novel did inspire me to take a trip-the other month, I packed my bag and ran to the Amtrak terminal and took a train and then figured things out on the way. The concept directly motivated spontaneous action and travel without predetermined plans."
Ingrid Jacobsen, a poet and nonprofit chief of staff in Sunset Park, discusses a novel centered on the premise of having unlimited attempts at a single day. The concept prompts reflection on how individuals would alter their routines and behaviors with infinite opportunities. Jacobsen shares her personal response, revealing work on a manuscript featuring poems about Bugs Bunny confronting existential workplace anxiety. She describes how the novel's premise inspired her to take spontaneous action, including an impromptu train journey where she packed a bag, went to an Amtrak terminal, and figured out her destination along the way.
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