Jessica E. Johnson

Jessica E. Johnson (she/they) is the author of the book-length poem Metabolics (Acre Poetry Series), the chapbook In Absolutes We Seek Each Other (New Michigan Press), and the memoir Mettlework (Acre Books). She is interested in inclusive learning environments, knowledge production, radical care, and the relationships between art, friendship, community, and social change. Her poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in The Paris Review, Tin House, The New Republic, Poetry Northwest, River Teeth, DIAGRAM, The Common, Sixth Finch, and Off Assignment, among others.

Jessica's honors include an Oregon Literary Fellowship and a Best American Essays notable. In Absolutes and Metabolics were finalists for the Oregon Book Award in poetry.