Joshua Jennifer Espinoza | |
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| Born | December 17, 1987 |
| Nationality | American |
| 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, as well as 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 drom both urban and rural environments.