Jzl Jmz

Poet

Portland, OR
Oregon US
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Author's Bio

Jzl Jmz (FKA jayy dodd) beamed down in Los Angeles ’92 & is reuploading herself to the internet. Her professional career includes positions at Blavity, The Offing, Winter Tangerine & more. She’s been featured in the LA Times, Poetry Magazine, Oprah Magazine, Ms. Magazine, PEN America, Willamette Weekly, The New York Public Library & several anthologies. She’s the author of Mannish Tongues (Platypus Press 2017) & The 2021 Poetry Center Book Prize-winning: The Black Condition ft. Narcissus (Nightboat 2019). She curated Beyond Special Issue (a collective critique on tokenism in (Trans*) poetry) & THEE SPACE Poetry Prize with Shade Literary Arts. She’s editing Bettering American Poetry Vol. 2 (Bettering Books 2017) A Portrait in Blues (Platypus Press 2019) & Her film & performance works have been installed & screened across the country from classrooms to museums. She has been a Lambda Literary Fellow, Precipice Art Grant Recipient through Portland’s Institute of Contemporary Art & Artist-in-Residence at Ori Gallery. She’s an occasional rapper & founder of Tournament.Haus Mutual Aid Fund. Find her talking slick or in another dimension.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Nepantla: Anthology for Queer Poets of Color in the United States. (Nightboat Books, 2018)
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A Portrait in Blues (Platypus Press, 2017)
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Bettering American Poetry Vol. 2 (Bettering Books, 2017)
Books:
The Black Condition ft. Narcissus (Nightboat Books, 2019)
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Mannish Tongues (Platypus Press, 2017)
Prizes won: 

Winner of The Poetry Center’s 2021 Book Prize (@ SFSU) for The Black Condition ft. Narcissus 

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
African American
Prefers to work with: 
LGBTQ
Born in: 
Inglewood, CA
California
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Last update: Feb 19, 2023