Joshua Jennifer Espinoza | |
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| Born | December 17, 1987 |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable work | i'm alive / it hurts / i love it THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS |
| Partner | Eileen Elizabeth (2021-Present) |
| Website | joshuajenniferespinoza |
Joshua Jennifer Espinoza (born December 17, 1987) [1] is an American poet from Riverside, California. [2] She is a Visiting Professor of English at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. [3]
Espinoza's works have been published in Poetry Magazine, [4] PEN America , [5] Lambda Literary, [6] The Offing, [7] Shabby Doll House, [8] Electric Cereal, [9] Voicemail Poems, [10] and The Rumpus. [11]
Espinoza's work covers topics like mental illness, coming out as a transgender woman, and universal themes like love, grief, anger, and beauty. Her poems often take a tender yet searing tone, yoking together personal experiences of loss with a sense of fullness underscored by abstract metaphors drawing from both urban and rural environments.