Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans-woman poet from Southern California. go bad I am holding the camera and 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. Sometimes in a Moment of Dj Vu was firstpublished inim alive/it hurts/i love it(Boost House, 2014). You rearrangemy parts until nomore hurting. Stanza 1 Stanza 1 California is a desert and I am a Use The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. all came from somewhere. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. 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. and guns . You rearrangemy parts until nomore hurting. 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. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's second book, There Should Be Flowers, is a collection of poems uninterrupted by section breaks. Is mercury in retrograde? The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Bear the weight of my voice and dont forget Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. That should be my name. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Hear me. in real life so I make my own 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. "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 and flesh share the theme of acceptance and love of what they feel part of their lives. tell your therapist about me. I forget where I am and my hands bleed There were words that did this. We turn a cornerand make the hillsdisappear. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it.The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. This is always happening and we never notice. Someone sketched the eyes, the mouths,someone pinned them up,arranged the faces, so they softly say, like this? When I reread "Duplex" by Jericho Brown, I fall in love again and again, and that love is a cycle worth repeating. Parker then indicates, how the parents regret about her saying that what kind of child is this? (18). Where did this world come from? someone asks.Someone answers. things to finally ends. Planets are smashedinto oblivion,stripped of their powerto name things. Something else like that.That should be my name. Scientists theorize the moon was once a part of the earth. The crossword clue possible answer is available in 4 letters. Coming Out by Romeo Oriogun** Trojan by Jericho Brown No comments: THE MOON IS TRANS + 4 other poems, PEN America May 2016. 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. for a few seconds on facebook Users who like Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "Things Haunt", Users who reposted Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "Things Haunt", Playlists containing Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "Things Haunt", More tracks like Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "Things Haunt". A descendent of Rilke's 'Archaic Torso of Apollo': 'here there is no place/ that does not see you. 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. the cities, like a wind murmur beginsa rumor of waves, the faces of earthsaying let this pain be error upon me writ. Get updates on events, literary awards, free expression issues, and global news. Their bodies are not flowers Things exist long after they are killed. She is the author of i'm alive / it hurts / i love it (Boost House, 2014) and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS . things haunt. and men Something else like that. Hear me. J. Jennifer Espinoza. Our love eatsthe deadly sounds menmake when they seehow much magicwe have awayfrom them. and blood Struggle. Hear me. Something else like that. just as the song Ive been feeling (shadow)" by Rosamond S. King "syntax" by Maureen N. McLane "The Talking Back of Miss Valentine Jones: Poem # one" by June Jordan. Who gives a shit.Im trying not to give a shitbut it doesnt fit well on me.I wear my clothes. Floating above the gynecologist's hands,Dolorlooks down at mewith her many expressions. From this moment forward, the moon is trans. provided one is happy, any other opinion is worthless. Id let my thoughts Something else like that.That should be my name. Hear me. _______________________________________________. Stanza 1 Stanza 1 California is a desert and I am a Use into the bed and the bed bleeds into the wall. Once, I believed god was a blanket of energy stretched out around our most vulnerable places. Things exist long after they are killed.-Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. and police Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. Tone, Punctuation, and Emotion in "Things Haunt" "Things Haunt" An original poem created by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Filling Spice Jars as Your Wife by Kai Coggin. Hear me. I wish the sun would stay just I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. Hear me. So ask me whatever you wishI have no desire to police you. Things . Things Haunt Joshua Jennifer Espinoza California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. Do you care that the world is trash? Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. It was the first time. However, the. and policies Bear the weight of my voice and dont forgetthings haunt. you glance over The moon is trans. One layer. No one says what they mean saying let this pain be error upon me writ. Hear me. His writing tackles issues of power, race, queerness, masculinity and trauma. Police sirens and coyote howls blend together in mornings net. Once a week, thePEN Poetry Seriespublishes work by emerging and established writers from coast to coast. www.poets.org Hear me. and says what they are before the mirror. Hear me. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Men once went to the moon . As a child, she often climbed over her . It Hurts. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being, A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyes. Whats a layer? Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. A production of Equality Arizona, look for new episodes Tuesdays. 2018. Im in love with the feeling of it. Things exist long after they are killed. criest cry who ever cried. 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. Her images are familiar yet surprising, her music is subtle and unforced (found in repetition, alliteration), her line-breaks leave . This was the best time of my life. Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams. movies in my head and I last a coherent identity, Ill say No, Im something else Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, "Things Haunt." * * * find me on tumblr find this work's spotify playlist (See the end of the work for more notes.) to let us live? On World-Making by Nomi Stone. You grow flowers from my head and trim them too short. A good person gives and asks for nothing in return. Accept. She is the author of two poetry collections: i'm alive / it hurts / i love it (boost house 2014), and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016). to the end and I am not Madrid 1 Kayla Madrid Prof. ENG 204 1 September 2020 Assignment #1 Analyzing Burgess' "Choosing My Name" and Espinoza's . During the physical exam, the NP, Susan is a 29 y/o female who comes to the clinic with a 3-day history of fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and flank pain. In poetry, the speaker is trying to reach the emotional core and understanding of the subject (s) at hand. Required fields are marked *. I DREAM OF HORSES EATING COPS, Nepantla #2 September 2015. Hear me. About Espinoza's work, Tolbert writes: "The direct gaze of Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's poetry utterly stills me. Hear me. Her poetry is raw, quirky, depressingly hilarious, and politically conscious. Once, I walked out past the cars and stood on a natural rock formation that seemed placed there to be stood on. Not nowhere. One does not have to be everything, as Joshua Jennifer Espinoza reminds the reader with the last lines of, "Flowers #3," "My love works the same way. The world comes to an end when I wake up and wonder who will be next to me. JJE: I'd love to eat anything and talk about literally anything with Fiona Apple. Im tired of abstraction. Beauty. 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 . Desantis Has Learned The Wrong Lessons From History. Hear me. Introduction An analysis of the use of tone, punctuation, and emotion that proves loneliness is universal. caught in the roof I noticed that my ankles and, Sal is a 56 y/o male who the NP has seen on many occasions in the clinic. You dont get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. As in. I do. I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. Hear me. Her work has been featured in Denver Quarterly, Lambda Literary, PEN America, Hyperallergic, and elsewhere. Someone answers, No, its something else like that though. DUMP HIM. This is like a life. speaker accepts it and shows that even if the world might not open something with open hands. Theme by Loot Valley. Poems by J. Jennifer Espinoza. sent by some light that wants The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. And amazing spoken word by queer poets! Is mercury in retrograde? Here's a poem about identity and being heard.maybe.Read it: https://poets.org/poem/things-hauntTimestamps0:00 Intro2:52 Poem3:57 AnalysisIntro music courte. Asam Ahmad is a poor, working-class writer, poet, and community organizer. 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. 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). Copyright 2015 byJoshua Jennifer Espinoza. Day puts fear into words, writing "Terror, do not depart / but nest in the hollows of my loins & keep me on all fours Please download one of our supported browsers. Poem-a-Day is a digital poetry series featuring over 200 new, previously unpublished poems. Poetry, Quotes, , Quotes, Bear the weight of my voice and don't forget things haunt. Used with the permission of the author. Stephanie Reynolds. What results is a cascade of powerful articulation, a raw and continuous lyric experience that leaves the reader feeling gutted. Her work has been published in Denver Quarterly, American Poetry Review, Lambda Literary, PEN America, The Offing, and elsewhere. There were hands When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being, A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyes. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. - queer-and-womens-poems/things-haunt-by-joshua-jennifer-espinoza.md at main . All these movie moments and Joshua Jennifer Espinoza (1987- ) One of Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's poems is called " Things Haunt," which is the perfect way to describe her poetry: haunting, beautiful, powerful. while deciding if the story is worth sharing like that though. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Grades 6-8 / Sec. to college to understand. come for me as if 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). Jennifer grew up in San Bernardino, only a few towns over from Riverside. of doom, and so much love left unspoken. Her suburban housing development was located right next to the nearby mountains. Who gives a shit.Im trying not to give a shitbut it doesnt fit well on me.I wear my clothes. On June 12, 2016 By Christina's Words In Music, Poetry. I paint my nails nice and pretty and who . swordbride reblogged this from kimberly-wexler. In Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's poem, "Things Haunt," I am reminded that desperation and exasperation is beautifully human. All that womanhood and pray for all the fog own blood 1 & 2. 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 . your own Pins on Pinterest Is mercury in retrograde? 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. Hear me. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. She is the author of two collections of poetryi'm alive / it hurts / i love it (boost house 2014) and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016). When I go to sleep I am vinegar inside clouded glass. January 5, 2019 December 13, 2018 Rene Leave a comment. catch rides things haunt. All rights reserved. "Things Haunt" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza "Self-Portrait as Exit Wounds" by Ocean Vuong "Breathe. Things Haunt by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being, I work my way up and lick the knee. since you were never going to see me anyway. THE MOON IS TRANS. like this? I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. Time-Lapse Video of Trans Woman Collapsing Inward Like a Dying Star. Poem-a-Day Poem-a-Day is a digital poetry series featuring over 200 new, previously unpublished poems. Bear the weight of my voice and don't forget things haunt. I give you my skull to do with whatever you please. trans woman poet. I don't want to be a person but there isn't a choice, so I work my way down and kiss the feet. Someone answers, No, its something else You need to enable JavaScript to use SoundCloud, Recorded on December 11, 2018, for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left She is the author of two poetry collections: i'm alive / it hurts / i love it (boost house 2014), and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016). Outside the Box. Moods. Things exist long after they are killed. Use words I dont have to go back When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being,a coherent identity, Ill say No, Im something elselike that though. Her work has been published in Denver Quarterly, The American Poetry Review, Lambda Literary, PEN America, The Offing, and elsewhere. I built myself from scratch California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Hear me. 2. Grades 9-12 / Sec. Poems by This Poet. We turn a cornerand make the hillsdisappear. In the movies people like me things haunt. . Once, I believed god was a blanket of energy stretched out around our most vulnerable places. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. - Things Haunt, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. She is currently an MFA candidate in poetry at UC Riverside. Most importantly, all these voices come together to remind us all that becoming who you are meant to be is a never-ending project. I wear my body.I walk out in the grass and turn redat the sight of everything. into my parking spot at home It was the first time. When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being,a coherent identity, Ill say No, Im something elselike that though. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on December 11, 2018, by the Academy of American Poets. for you to whisper 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. Birthday Suits. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it.The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. is poetry The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Hear me. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman living in California. You don't get to talk to the moon anymore unless you use her correct pronouns. When I go to sleep I am vinegar inside clouded glass. Here, the body is a fixationas if to look away from it, even briefly, is to risk having it erased. This crossword clue Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, for one was discovered last seen in the June 28 2021 at the USA Today Crossword. Someone answers, No, it's something else like that though. Hear me. Bear the weight of my voice and dont forgetthings haunt. Were touching through layers. things haunt. I used to carry the clothes A dynamic reading of plays, poems and short stories from the 2022 Prison Writing Awards Anthology From this moment forward, the moon is trans. Tone, Punctuation, and Emotion in "Things Haunt" "Things Haunt" An original poem created by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. so I never said a word and witnesses of my mouth cavizzle liked this . Hear me. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Police sirens and coyote howls blend together in mornings net. During her physical exam of the heart, the NP notices that he has a new mitral regurgitation murmur that is described as a, A pregnant women who has gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the second trimester has which type of diabetes? The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. 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. January 5, 2019 December 13, 2018 rbochman. You don't get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. Dec 11, 2018 - This Pin was discovered by Stacy Yates. Hear me. This piece was inspired by being out on tour with Sister Spit, a revolving, long-running collective of queer writers. Things exist long after they are killed. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. . Things Haunt by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. llywelyn lee, 23. non-binary, welsh poet. There are colors becoming other colors Is mercury in retrograde? Things Haunt by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. "The Moon is Trans" is directed towards a cisgender audience, and particularly one that does not approve of trans women like Espinoza. Dec 13 Things Haunt - Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Featuring Scott Cunningham, Edwidge Danticat, Vanessa Garcia, Ryan Moser & Darren (DT) Tinker I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. You dont get to talk to the moon anymore unless you use her correct pronouns. Things exist long after they are killed. Tags: #poetry; #trans poetry; #joshua jennifer espinoza; 63 notes. All rights reserved. 03.01.17. You dont get to send men to the moon anymore unless their job is. Espinoza's poemsfinely-wrought, unpretentious in their elegance, and consistently . The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Here are some examples of work I've had published in recent years: IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE SOMETHING, The Offing April 2015. by what years and use and trespass do.Every day the women open their eyesand follow me into the streets. Is mercury in retrograde? You don't get to send men to the moon anymore unless their job is. We use that repository as a resource for workshops oriented towards minorities. 3-5 / CEGEP 1. with passing airplanes. It is always dying and growing at the same time. Her poetry explores Grade levels. Things Haunt ~Joshua Jennifer Espinoza California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. 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 She is constantly moving away from you the only way she can. was like honey. which feels great someone asks.Someone answers, No, its something elselike that though. . Things exist long after they are killed. Someone answers, No, it's something else like that though. Hear me.Hear me. You don't get to send men to the . Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. to the laundry room California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. Poet J. Jennifer Espinoza is not making an argument for why the moon is trans. 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. Need help? "Things Haunt" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. 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. pointing it at myself so I am someone asks. and not me begging you Hear me. We should be grateful that Espinoza writes to bring these resonances to light. Our love eatsthe deadly sounds menmake when they seehow much magicwe have awayfrom them. and diaspora seems to haunt the book, a text that directly acknowledges itself as a product of this history. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. I Love It. My hair loses its atoms.My body glowsin the dark. Please share your favorite LGBTQ+ poet and poems! Read the mail below or visit official website, 2018 - 2023, by Time-Lapse . someone asks. Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in Denver Quarterly, Washington Square Review, PEN America, The Offing, Lambda Literary, and elsewhere. Emily Weathers. Summer by Chen Chen. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. I knew it would never Hear me. 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. Kudzu by Saeed Jones. the persona indicates that I wont be forgiven, for what Ive made, of myself (lines 1-3). Like in her previously referenced poems, Espinoza uses her art to challenge normative conceptions . Originally published in Poem-a-Day on December 11, 2018, by the Academy of American Poets. In "Things Haunt" Joshua Jennifer Espinoza a trans women poet who lives in California wrote a poem about her time on tour with . I felt something like kinship. The constraint of society places great challenges in sexuality matters as it is referred to as taboo for . which is like the taste of my and people die from it. below the horizon forever. Hear me. Her second book is Outside of the Body There Is Something like Hope (Big Lucks, 2018). 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. I wear my body.I walk out in the grass and turn redat the sight of everything. To say the least, even returning to these poems is a hard door to walk through, but I hope we, hand . Im trash. into thinking what Im doing I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. The Oracle Was Stoned by Chester Wilson III. Her work has been published in PEN America, The Offing, Lambda Literary, The Feminist Wire, West Branch, and elsewhere. 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). gayest gay who ever gayed. I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. Is mercury in retrograde? happy even in my own polliniaa liked this . Bear the weight of my voice and dont forget. A descendent of Rilkes Archaic Torso of Apollo: here there is no place/ that does not see you. . I give and I ask for only one thing. to watch me survive. GAC student worker Arianna Gomez reads the poem Things Haunt, by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza in celebration of LGTB History Month. Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. 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