Rose Jenny

Poet

Nashville, TN
Tennessee US
Website: 
rosejenny.com

Author's Bio

Rose Jenny (she/her) is a trans writer/performer based in Tennessee.

Education: 
University of Miami MFA
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
,
Santa Fe Writers Project
,
South Florida Poetry Journal
,
SWWIM Every Day
,
The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
,
Waxing & Waning: A Literary Journal
Prizes won: 

 

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

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Danez Smith, Safiya Sinclair, James Baldwin, Charles Baudelaire, Shane McCrae, Ocean Vuong, Anne Carson

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
LGBTQ, Mental Health
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Buffalo, NY
New York
Raised in: 
Charlotte, NC
North Carolina
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Last update: Feb 02, 2026