. Like in her previously referenced poems, Espinoza uses her art to challenge normative conceptions . When I reread "Duplex" by Jericho Brown, I fall in love again and again, and that love is a cycle worth repeating. Grades 9-12 / Sec. Police sirens and coyote howls blend together in mornings net. Where did this world come from? The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. This week in the PEN Poetry Series, guest editor TC Tolbert features five poems by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Hear me. Coming Out by Romeo Oriogun** Trojan by Jericho Brown Discover (and save!) Once, I believed god was a blanket of energy stretched out around our most vulnerable places. All these movie moments and Something else like that.That should be my name. A good person gives and asks for nothing in return. There are colors becoming other colors way you say I love my body and When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being, 03.01.17. Parker then indicates, how the parents regret about her saying that what kind of child is this? (18). which is fine Bear the weight of my voice and dont forgetthings haunt. As in. Bear the weight of my voice and don't forget things haunt. I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. "Things Haunt" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza "won't you celebrate with me" by Lucille Clifton " Sonnet to be Printed Across My Chest & Read in a Mirror, Beginning with a Line from Kimiko Hahn" by Torrin A. Greathouse "Who Said It Was Simple" by Audre Lorde I imagine a place after this place and I laugh quietly to no one as the hair on my chin weeds through old makeup. Featuring Scott Cunningham, Edwidge Danticat, Vanessa Garcia, Ryan Moser & Darren (DT) Tinker someone asks. He Wants To Make Sure No One Else Learns The Right Ones, writes @MARCMORIAL https://nul.org/news/desantis-has-learned-wrong-lessons-history-he-wants-make-sure-no-one-else-learns-right-ones via @NatUrbanLeague, BREAK OUT: #Miami The moon is trans. like this? . Things exist long after they are killed. "The Moon is Trans" is directed towards a cisgender audience, and particularly one that does not approve of trans women like Espinoza. saying let this pain be error upon me writ. - queer-and-womens-poems/things-haunt-by-joshua-jennifer-espinoza.md at main . On World-Making by Nomi Stone. When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being, A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyes. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. Joshua Jennifer Espinozais a trans woman poet and the author of I Dont Want to Be Understood (Alice James Books, 2024),There Should Be Flowers (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2016), andim alive / it hurts / i love it (Boost House, 2014). Im trash. Things Haunt. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans-woman poet from Southern California. Stephanie Reynolds. Were touching through layers. Bear the weight of my voice and dont forget. Poems by J. Jennifer Espinoza. and it doesnt mean anything. Tags. You don't get to send men to the . Bear the weight of my voice and dont forget things haunt. Sometimes in a moment of dj vu This is like a life. As a child, she often climbed over her . My first love was silence. I IMAGINE ALL MY CIS FRIENDS LAUGHING AT TRANNY JOKES + WRAPPED IN MY BODY I DREAM, TO THE QUEER WOMAN WHO ASKED ME IF I HAVE A DICK, SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Trans Poetry and Conversation, Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trumps America, Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color. Hear me. January 5, 2019 December 13, 2018 Rene Leave a comment. caught in the roof pointing it at myself so I am This is lifelike.I climb inside a mistakeand remake myself in the shapeof a better mistakea nice pair of glasseswithout any lenses,shoes that dont quite fit,a chest that always hurts.There is a checklist of thingsyou need to do to be a person.I dont want to be a personbut there isnt a choice,so I work my way down andkiss the feet.I work my way up and lickthe knee.I give you my skullto do with whatever you please.You grow flowers from my headand trim them too short.I paint my nails nice and prettyand who cares. Someone answers, No, it's something else like that though. You rearrangemy parts until nomore hurting. Moods. things to finally ends. Finally, some of my poetry has been anthologized in collections such as SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Trans Poetry and Conversation (Sibling Rivalry Press 2017), Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trumps America (New York Quarterly Books 2018), and Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color (Nightboat Books 2018). California is a desert and I am a woman inside it.The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself.Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreamsof doom, and so much love left unspoken. From this moment forward, the moon is trans. https://pen.org/event/break-out-the-writing-of-incarcerated-writers-from-south-florida/, Listen to @JohnJLennon1 and @profpasha discuss prison journalism on @PAC_CSU 's Outside:Inside radio http://kspc.org Friday, March 3 12pm ET, Copyright 2023 PEN America. I DREAM OF HORSES EATING COPS, Nepantla #2 September 2015. Say something. into thinking what Im doing llywelyn lee, 23. non-binary, welsh poet. Her work has been featured in Poetry, Denver Quarterly, American Poetry Review, Poem-a-Day, Lambda Literary, PEN America, The Offing, and elsewhere.Her full-length collection THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS was published by Civil Coping Mechanisms in 2016. She is waiting for you, pulling at you softly. The constraint of society places great challenges in sexuality matters as it is referred to as, woman, is in love with a white woman, and the society rejects her desires. Her work has been published in Denver Quarterly, The American Poetry Review, Lambda Literary, PEN America, The Offing, and elsewhere. Day puts fear into words, writing "Terror, do not depart / but nest in the hollows of my loins & keep me on all fours Our love eatsthe deadly sounds menmake when they seehow much magicwe have awayfrom them. Hear me. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. www.poets.org Men once went to the moon . Her poetry is raw, quirky, depressingly hilarious, and politically conscious. Kudzu by Saeed Jones. Hear me. www.poets.org. which is great. Id let my thoughts Things exist long after they are killed. Transtrender by Manuel Arturo Abreu . You dont get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. and laws Who gives a shit.Im trying not to give a shitbut it doesnt fit well on me.I wear my clothes. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. since you were never going to see me anyway. Introduction An analysis of the use of tone, punctuation, and emotion that proves loneliness is universal. hand cutting wind in half dreams and says what they are before the mirror. someone asks.Someone answers, No, its something elselike that though. In poetry, the speaker is trying to reach the emotional core and understanding of the subject (s) at hand. to the end and I am not Something else like that.That should be my name. Your email address will not be published. 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Filling Spice Jars as Your Wife by Kai Coggin. It Hurts. Every night I pray to love, please invent yourself. Defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. and witnesses Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, AKA @sadqueer4life, is a trans woman poet living in California. Hear me. . This is always happening and we never notice. equalityarizona.substack.com In this sense, what really hits hard is the way in which Abreu's work manages to be many things all at once while still remaining stable, coherent, and . California is a desert and I am a woman inside it.The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Privacy Policy Need help? . It was the first time. November 2017TO THE QUEER WOMAN WHO ASKED ME IF I HAVE A DICK, Buzzfeed July 2018THINGS HAUNT, Poem-a-Day @ poets.org December 2018BIRTHDAY SUITS, POETRY April 2019 Jennifer grew up in San Bernardino, only a few towns over from Riverside. Not nowhere. Planets are smashedinto oblivion,stripped of their powerto name things. Police sirens and coyote howls blend together in mornings net. Struggle. Her work has been published in PEN America, The Offing, Lambda Literary, The Feminist Wire, West Branch, and elsewhere. Here are some examples of work Ive had published in recent years:IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE SOMETHING, The Offing April 2015 I DREAM OF HORSES EATING COPS, Nepantla #2 September 2015 THE MOON IS TRANS + 4 other poems, PEN America May 2016 I IMAGINE ALL MY CIS FRIENDS LAUGHING AT TRANNY JOKES + WRAPPED IN MY BODY I DREAM, Apogee June 2016WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAVE A HOUSE, Lambda Literary March 2017PERSONAL STATEMENT, BOAAT May 2017WAKE ME UP WHEN MY GENDER ENDS + HOPE, Hyperallergic July 2017 PARDON MY GENDER + MAKEUP RITUAL, them. Hear me. Hear me. Bear the weight of my voice and dont forget. Hear me.Hear me. Hear me. Is mercury in retrograde? polliniaa liked this . Hear me. cavizzle liked this . Hear me. The moon is trans. Log in, The Body of the Poem: On Transgender Research, Poetry is also an accessible medium in that it is free of jargon and the barriers that of academic writing, 2017 Human Rights Campaign and Trans People of Color Coalition study, TERFs argue that trans women are dangerous, video-poem called we will not be moved!, Micha Cardenas in their performance art piece called Becoming Dragon,, The Future of Gender in Schools: The Possibility of a Genderless Education System, Trans Poetry: Creating Spaces, Telling Stories, Gendering in Language and the Weight of Words. The moon is trans, and she is letting us know so we can say, ah yes, the moon is trans. trapped in my own gaze things haunt. Hear me. to people youll never know. It was the first time. and women Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated? I forget where I am and my hands bleed By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. There is a checklist of things you need to do to be a person. Here are some examples of work I've had published in recent years: IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE SOMETHING, The Offing April 2015. with from Armenia, from "Return to Tetaroba" by Steven Alvarez, "A Few Things Are Explained To Me" by Ricardo Maldonado, "Father replays the funeral in Dream #28" by Margo Tamez. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. I really like the flow of this poem and how it's related to nature. All rights reserved. The moon is often described as dead, though she is very much alive. that did this. A good person gives and asks for nothing in return. Here she discusses the relationship between creativity and emotional health . catch rides own blood Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. and not me begging you Her work has been featured in The Offing, The Feminist Wire, PEN America, Lambda Literary, Washington . California is a desert and I am a woman inside it.The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself.Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreamsof doom, and so much love left unspoken. share the theme of acceptance and love of what they feel part of their lives. There were hands of doom, and so much love left unspoken. come for me as if Meet the poets, artists, activists, and politicians who define queer culture in Arizona, and take a deep dive into the issues behind the issues in today's politics. Is mercury in retrograde? _______________________________________________. Are you an artist at risk or know someone who is? things haunt. and says what they are before the mirror. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. and no one listened. I wear my body.I walk out in the grass and turn redat the sight of everything. Stanza 1 Stanza 1 California is a desert and I am a Use Stream Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "Things Haunt" by Academy of American Poets on desktop and mobile. Things exist long after they are killed. Hear me. While the speaker embarks on this journey towards emotional clarity, the poem itself not only transforms in content, but it . Hear me. It is always dying and growing at the same time. someone asks. Is mercury in retrograde? The world comes to an end when I wake up and wonder who will be next to me. Talk to me. Hear me. We use that repository as a resource for workshops oriented towards minorities. A dynamic reading of plays, poems and short stories from the 2022 Prison Writing Awards Anthology Hear me. Things exist long after they are killed. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet and the author of I Don't Want to Be Understood (Alice James Books, 2024), There Should Be Flowers (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2016), and i'm alive / it hurts / i love it (Boost House, 2014). Poet J. Jennifer Espinoza is not making an argument for why the moon is trans. Desantis Has Learned The Wrong Lessons From History. Madrid 1 Kayla Madrid Prof. ENG 204 1 September 2020 Assignment #1 Analyzing Burgess' "Choosing My Name" and Espinoza's . you glance over go bad (shadow)" by Rosamond S. King "syntax" by Maureen N. McLane "The Talking Back of Miss Valentine Jones: Poem # one" by June Jordan. Something else like that.That should be my name.When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being,a coherent identity, Ill say No, Im something else like that though. Bear the weight of my voice and dont forget contact:. Is mercury in retrograde? "Things Haunt" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. A good person gives and asks for nothing in return. I feel like this poem kind of related to me because sometimes I want to say something to my friends and I ask for them is to hear me. I built myself from scratch A descendent of Rilkes Archaic Torso of Apollo: here there is no place/ that does not see you. I work my way up and lick the knee. I knew it would never Ive also had work appear in print journals and literary magazines such as Denver Quarterly, American Poetry Review, West Branch, Washington Square Review, and others. Hear me.Hear me. Not nothing. happy even in my own with passing airplanes. Her second book is Outside of the Body There Is Something like Hope (Big Lucks, 2018). J. Jennifer Espinoza. Scientists theorize the moon was once a part of the earth. Espinoza's purposeful separation between poet and the person comes not just from a self-reflective urge, but from the concern for safety that all trans people carry. like that though. About Espinoza's work, Tolbert writes: "The direct gaze of Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's poetry utterly stills me. JJE: I'd love to eat anything and talk about literally anything with Fiona Apple. Birthday Suits. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Additionally, she has, Jay is a 72 y/o male who comes to the clinic with the following chief complaint: "I have been feeling very tired recently and having trouble breathing when I go upstairs. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. all came from somewhere. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on December 11, 2018, by the Academy of American Poets. Dec 13 Things Haunt - Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. tobyszieglers liked this . January 5, 2019 December 13, 2018 rbochman. about it. Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams. and hair Is mercury in retrograde? Once, I walked out past the cars and stood on a natural rock formation that seemed placed there to be stood on. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Is mercury in retrograde? During the visit, the NP does a urine dipstick and discover that Susan is, Ann is a primigravida in her 35th week of pregnancy and presents to the clinic with severe recurrent headaches, blurred vision, pitting edema, and right upper quadrant pain. I wish the sun would stay just When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being,a coherent identity, Ill say No, Im something elselike that though. Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. We turn a cornerand make the hillsdisappear. LGBTQ2IA+ Isolation. the persona indicates that I wont be forgiven, for what Ive made, of myself (lines 1-3). In "Things Haunt" Joshua Jennifer Espinoza a trans women poet who lives in California wrote a poem about her time on tour with . Subscribeto the PEN Poetry Series mailing list and have poems delivered to your e-mail as soon as they are published (no spam, no news, just poems). A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyesand says what they are before the mirror.A good person gives and asks for nothing in return.I give and I ask for only one thing. This is like a life. to bow down before her and apologize for the sins of the earth. 2. I used to carry the clothes Grades 6-8 / Sec. View Analysis Assignment ^N1.docx from ENG MISC at Leeward Community College. We first met during a reading for the TRANS PLANET POETRY TOUR. dont survive and its the same to college to understand. Planets are smashedinto oblivion,stripped of their powerto name things. I noticed that my ankles and, Sal is a 56 y/o male who the NP has seen on many occasions in the clinic. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on December 11, 2018, by the Academy of American Poets. Someone answers, No, it's something else like that though. The Moon is Trans was first published in the Arts and Culture section of The Feminist Wire (2015). like this?The doctor says to choose one,but I'm no fool, I close my eyes, and the speculum is blind and cool,widened and distracting.Like theChikyvessel drilling, downhole from the ocean floorinto the untouched mantle,it shows we're scarred inside. gayest gay who ever gayed. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. This answers first letter of which starts with P and can be found at the end of T. We think POET is the possible answer on this clue. You don't get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. in the world to surround me. All the comparisons are really creative. Floating above the gynecologist's hands,Dolorlooks down at mewith her many expressions. What results is a cascade of powerful articulation, a raw and continuous lyric experience that leaves the reader feeling gutted. 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