Used with the permission of the author. Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. Im trash. to the laundry room Something else like that.That should be my name. I do. One layer. 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. We turn a cornerand make the hillsdisappear. To say the least, even returning to these poems is a hard door to walk through, but I hope we, hand . I give and I ask for only one thingHear me. and pray for all the fog 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. Stanza 1 Stanza 1 California is a desert and I am a Use You dont get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. All rights reserved. criest cry who ever cried. In Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's poem, "Things Haunt," I am reminded that desperation and exasperation is beautifully human. to people youll never know. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. By Guest Contributor on July 1, 2015. Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. "The Moon is Trans" is directed towards a cisgender audience, and particularly one that does not approve of trans women like Espinoza. My hair loses its atoms.My body glowsin the dark. You don't get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. was like honey. 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. share the theme of acceptance and love of what they feel part of their lives. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Hear me. I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. 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. . Someone answers, No, its something else There are colors becoming other colors Here she discusses the relationship between creativity and emotional health . Say something. Her work has been published in Denver Quarterly, American Poetry Review, Lambda Literary, PEN America, The Offing, and elsewhere. in real life so I make my own This week in the PEN Poetry Series, guest editor TC Tolbert features five poems by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. A good person gives and asks for nothing in return. 3 poems by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. This poem appears in Meg Day's 2014 collection, Last Psalm at Sea Level. The Oracle Was Stoned by Chester Wilson III. A good person gives and asks for nothing in return. #aeaeae. happy even in my own Outside the Box. and no one listened. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on December 11, 2018, by the Academy of American Poets. I wish I loved my body the cavizzle liked this . On World-Making by Nomi Stone. and teeth 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. I wish the sun would stay just Hear me. Get updates on events, literary awards, free expression issues, and global news. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. 3-5 / CEGEP 1. for you to whisper Hear me. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. 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. 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 Things Haunt by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Like in her previously referenced poems, Espinoza uses her art to challenge normative conceptions . "Things Haunt" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza "Self-Portrait as Exit Wounds" by Ocean Vuong "Breathe. Bear the weight of my voice and dont forget. My hair loses its atoms.My body glowsin the dark. Discover (and save!) and it doesnt mean anything. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. into the bed and the bed bleeds into the wall. Labels: life, poetry Thursday. Hear me. When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being,a coherent identity, Ill say No, Im something elselike that though. Hear me. which feels great Hear me.Hear me. things haunt. Time-Lapse Video of Trans Woman Collapsing Inward Like a Dying Star. the persona indicates that I wont be forgiven, for what Ive made, of myself (lines 1-3). GAC student worker Arianna Gomez reads the poem Things Haunt, by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza in celebration of LGTB History Month. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, AKA @sadqueer4life, is a trans woman poet living in California. A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyes Every night I pray to love, please invent yourself. When I go to sleep I am vinegar inside clouded glass. Grades 6-8 / Sec. 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. Here are some examples of work I've had published in recent years: IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE SOMETHING, The Offing April 2015. 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. about it. 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. "Things Haunt" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. I IMAGINE ALL MY CIS FRIENDS LAUGHING AT TRANNY JOKES + WRAPPED IN MY BODY I DREAM, Apogee June 2016. your own Pins on Pinterest (shadow)" by Rosamond S. King "syntax" by Maureen N. McLane "The Talking Back of Miss Valentine Jones: Poem # one" by June Jordan. www.poets.org. go bad since you were never going to see me anyway. Hear me. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Birthday Suits. movies in my head and I last which is great. All that womanhood It was the first time. Hear me. someone asks. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans-woman poet from Southern California. Someone answers, No, it's something else like that though. and guns all came from somewhere. pointing it at myself so I am Planets are smashedinto oblivion,stripped of their powerto name things. Your email address will not be published. Bear the weight of my voice and don't forget things haunt. Time-Lapse Video of Trans Woman Collapsing Inward Like a Dying Star. DUMP HIM. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. equalityarizona.substack.com hand cutting wind in half dreams When I go to sleep I am vinegar inside clouded glass. Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. gayest gay who ever gayed. When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being, A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyes. This piece was inspired by being out on tour with Sister Spit, a revolving, long-running collective of queer writers. All the comparisons are really creative. The world comes to an end when I wake up and wonder who will be next to me. Hear me. catch rides . From this moment forward, the moon is trans. 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. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Our love eatsthe deadly sounds menmake when they seehow much magicwe have awayfrom them. I wear my body.I walk out in the grass and turn redat the sight of everything. by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza ( Big Lucks Books, 2019) Every poem is arguably an ars poetica. Bear the weight of my voice and don't forget things haunt. Things exist long after they are killed. Hear me. This is always happening and we never notice. Something else like that. Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. You dont get to send men to the moon anymore unless their job is. 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 . contact:. |, 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. which is like the taste of my No one says what they mean Wir freuen uns, Ihnen das brandneue Lego 41027 einfhren zu drfen! As in. Hear me. When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being,a coherent identity, Ill say No, Im something elselike that though. Hear me. There were hands In the movies people like me On June 12, 2016 By Christina's Words In Music, Poetry. Things exist long after they are killed. like this? . Hear me. In "Things Haunt" Joshua Jennifer Espinoza a trans women poet who lives in California wrote a poem about her time on tour with . THE MOON IS TRANS. Every night I pray to love, please invent yourself. Whats a layer? Things exist long after they are killed. Dec 13 Things Haunt - Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Stephanie Reynolds. No comments: Things Haunt Joshua Jennifer Espinoza California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. Tone, Punctuation, and Emotion in "Things Haunt" "Things Haunt" An original poem created by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. "Things Haunt" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Im in love with the feeling of it. Hear me. Hear me. and diaspora seems to haunt the book, a text that directly acknowledges itself as a product of this history. Tags: #poetry; #trans poetry; #joshua jennifer espinoza; 63 notes. We turn a cornerand make the hillsdisappear. Her poetry is raw, quirky, depressingly hilarious, and politically conscious. 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. and women way you say I love my body and The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Hear me. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. 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? 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. Jennifer grew up in San Bernardino, only a few towns over from Riverside. There is a checklist of things you need to do to be a person. Hear me.Hear me. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, "Things Haunt." * * * find me on tumblr find this work's spotify playlist (See the end of the work for more notes.) like that though. fantasy but I am strong. Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams. someone asks. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. someone asks.Someone answers, No, its something elselike that though. 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. Poet J. Jennifer Espinoza is not making an argument for why the moon is trans. Once, I walked out past the cars and stood on a natural rock formation that seemed placed there to be stood on. while deciding if the story is worth sharing The constraint of society places great challenges in sexuality matters as it is referred to as taboo for . dont survive and its the same provided one is happy, any other opinion is worthless. A good person gives and asks for nothing in return. Time-Lapse . JJE: I'd love to eat anything and talk about literally anything with Fiona Apple. and laws A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyes and says what they are before the mirror. My favorite thing is slowly pulling Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's second book, There Should Be Flowers, is a collection of poems uninterrupted by section breaks. Their bodies are not flowers I paint my nails nice and pretty and who . Stream Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "Things Haunt" by Academy of American Poets on desktop and mobile. She is waiting for you, pulling at you softly. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. Is mercury in retrograde? 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