Jennifer Horne is an American writer of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction who served as the Poet Laureate of Alabama from 2017 to 2021.

This includes a collection of her mother's poetry Root & Plant & Bloom: Poems by Dodie Walton Horne, which she co-edited with her sister.

Publishers Weekly wrote: "Well-researched and compassionately written, this beguiling tale of madness and literature shines.

[9] During the months of COVID-19 lockdowns, Horne posted a "mid-week poetry break" every Wednesday as part of her service as poet laureate.

[10] Horne has received fellowships from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and from the Seaside Institute in Florida.