My Work
My debut book
This Poem Might Save You (Me)
This Poem Might save you (me) is a collection of Spanglish poems that takes you on a journey through the eyes of a Chicana through the streets of Los Angeles, to the little town of Dolores, Chihuahua. Poems birthed from jammed freeways and crowded bars, classrooms, car rides, and travels with your best friends, from heartaches, and endings and beginnings, through hikes at her local park where the crows caw and the coyotes run by with the downtown LA skyline as a backdrop.
Through Jesenia’s poetry she invites you to chuckle, laugh, roll your eyes, or even cry a little. Come on! Just buy the book already, you know you want to. Get inspired, get angry, and get reading.
These are some anthologies I have been honored to be a part of with poetry and essays. Click on the book to find out more and even maybe if you have some dinerito, you can buy some. Support indie publications and authors, and you get some good work and also a great feeling of joy! 🌵😁
Places I’ve Been Invited to Read Poetry
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🌵 Women’s Festival at the Fullerton Museum
🌵 Panamanian Film Festival 2023, 2022
🌵 Featured Poet at Melrose Trading Post
🌵 North Fig Books
🌵 Latina Fest with Alegría
🌵 La Palabra at Avenue 50
🌵 Artists to End Homelessness
🌵 Art Space HP
🌵 Boca De Oro Lit Festival in Santa Ana