Jessica Piazza

Jessica Piazza is the author of two poetry collections: Interrobang (Red Hen Press, 2013), which won the 2013 Balcones Poetry Prize, and the chapbook This is not a sky (Black Lawrence Press). She curates the Poetry Has Value blog, which explores the intersection of poetry, money and worth. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she holds a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University, an M.A. in Creative Writing from UT Austin, and holds a PhD in English Literature and Creative Writing from the...See more

Jessica Piazza is the author of two poetry collections: Interrobang (Red Hen Press, 2013), which won the 2013 Balcones Poetry Prize, and the chapbook This is not a sky (Black Lawrence Press). She curates the Poetry Has Value blog, which explores the intersection of poetry, money and worth. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she holds a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University, an M.A. in Creative Writing from UT Austin, and holds a PhD in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California, where she currently teaches Writing & Rhetoric. She is the Poetry Editor of Southern Pacific Review, co-founded Bat City Review and Gold Line Press, was a contributing editor at The Offending Adam and has blogged for The Best American Poetry and Barrelhouse. Among other places, her work has appeared in Agni, Indiana Review, Mid-American Review, National Poetry Review, The Missouri Review, Rattle, Hobart and Forklift, Ohio. Jessica's volunteer work includes mentoring underserved elementary school students and teaching creative writing to teenagers impacted by HIV. See less