Rose Jenny

Poet

Nashville, TN
Tennessee US
Website: 
rosejenny.com

Author's Bio

Rose Jenny (she/her) is a trans poet/playwright based in Tennessee.

Writers Retreats: 
Sewanee Writers’ Conference

Publications & Prizes

Chapbook:
My Apocrypha (Bottlecap Press, 2024)
Journals:
Foglifter
,
Hole in the Head Review
,
Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality and the Arts
,
Rough Cut Press
,
Santa Fe Writers Project
,
South Florida Poetry Journal
,
Stone Canoe
,
SWWIM Every Day
,
The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
,
Waxing & Waning: A Literary Journal
Prizes won: 

 

  • 2026
    • Lambda Literary Fellow
  • 2025:
    • Bennett Nieberg Transpoetic Broadside Prize: Winner
    • Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize: Finalist
    • Charles Simic Poetry Prize: Finalist
    • St. Lawrence Book Award: Semifinalist
    • Alfred Boas Poetry Prize: Honorable Mention
  • 2024:
    • James Applewhite Poetry Prize: Semifinalist
  • 2021:
    • Estelle J. Zbar Poetry Award: Winner

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Danez Smith, Safiya Sinclair, James Baldwin, Charles Baudelaire, Shane McCrae, Anne Carson, Summer Farah, torrin a. greathouse, Antonin Artaud

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Disability, Illness/Wellness, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Spirituality
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Buffalo, NY
New York
Raised in: 
Charlotte, NC
North Carolina
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Last update: Apr 28, 2026