Joey de Jesus

Joey de Jesus teaches First-Year Writing at Barnard College and serves as an Associate in English and Comparative Literature and Consultant in the CU Writing Center. They are a published poet with works focusing on performance studies, queer abolitionism, and mental health narratives.

• M.A., New York University
• M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College
• B.A., Oberlin College

Their research and creative work intersects with experimental poetry, digital art installations, and political activism. They have contributed to venues like Poem-A-Day, The Brooklyn Rail, and The New Museum, often blending queer abolitionist themes with interdisciplinary performance.

Joey’s publications include HOAX Limited Artist Edition (2022), We Animate the Dream: A Poet’s Run for Public Office (2021), and NOCT- The Threshold of Madness (2019). These works explore subfields such as political poetry, trauma studies, and digital art, emphasizing intersections between literature and social justice.

• 2019-20 BRIC ArtFP Project Room Commission for HOAX
• 2017 NYFA/NYSCA Fellowship in Poetry

Joey co-edits Apogee Journal and previously ran a Queer Abolitionist campaign for New York State Assembly District 38 in 2020. No specific lab or team affiliations are mentioned in the provided text.