juj e. lepe is a first-generation Mexican American from Stockton, California. An artist and educator, they received their MFA in Poetry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA in Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz. You can find them at the nearest body of water.
Photograph courtesy of Caroline Bick
Publications
“Ephemeral Lake, Death Valley”
Harbor Review, Issue #14 February 2025
'“Portrait of a Daughter,” “Laundry Day”
Poetry Northwest, Vol. XIX Issue II, 2025 (print)
Zoetic Press, 2024 (print)
“THEY DON’T KNOW I’M A GEMINI MOON”
beestung magazine, Issue #21, August 2024
“Cuando Eres Nonbinary En Mexico,” “Dear Birdie,” “Woodland Sermon”
Pile Press, 2023 (print)
“White Stone Path,” “Juventud”
The Acentos Review, October 2023
Cid Pearlman Performance Honorable Mention, (home)BODY, 2022
“Blue Mountain,” “Malheur", “Amish Walmart,” “When My Body Was A River”
The Rumpus, October 2024
