ABOUT ME

Poet, Writer, Educator, Book Club Facilitator

Jessica Piazza is the author of three poetry collections: Interrobang, This is not a sky, and Obliterations (with Heather Aimee O'Neill), as well as the children's book Olivia Otter Builds Her Raft. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jessica now lives in Los Angeles, where she is a professor at the University of Southern California. She co-founded Bat City Review (Austin, TX) and Gold Line Press (Los Angeles, CA), and curates Poetry Has Value, which focuses on the intersections of poetry, money and worth. She is the recipient of the Amy Clampitt residency, and is working on a new poetry collection and a novel. Her poems have most recently appeared in Best American Poetry, The Baltimore Review, The Cincinnati Review, Smartish Pace and 32 Poems. When she's not writing or teaching, Jessica works with Literary Affairs, facilitating book clubs for avid readers all around Los Angeles.