Jesenia Chávez is a proud Chicanita poet, writer and storyteller.  Her writing is inspired by her parents’ migration to Los Angeles from Chihuahua, México, and her 20 years as a bilingual elementary school teacher. She is the author of a poetry collection titled, This Poem Might Save You (me) by Alegría, that received honorable mention from the International Latino Book Awards in 2024.

She holds an MFA in creative writing from UCR and a Masters in Education from UCLA, #DOUBLEMASTERS 💛💛😅 Her work has been published in Latino Book Review, DTSL Arts, Air/Light Magazine, Acentos Review, The Coachella Review, in the Somos Xicanas Anthology, and in the anthology Anger is a Gift by FlowerSong Press among others. She has attended both the Community of Writers Poetry Program as well as the Mc Cormack Writing Center for Non-Fiction. You can find her reading poetry across the city, state and country as a featured poet for literary festivals from Pasadena, to San Diego, to San Francisco, to your local swap meet because she loves being out in the community sharing her work.

Community spaces  are where the magic and connections happen. She is passionate about storytelling and humanizing the experiences of immigrants and first gen people  in the large and complex city of Los Angeles.