Joy Young

Joy Young is a poet and educator born and raised in Chicago. If she were in a band, it would be called Taurus Girl Vibes. She holds a BA in Fiction from Columbia College Chicago and MA in Writing and Publishing from DePaul University. If stranded on a desert island, one poet Joy would enjoy for company would be Sarah Kay. Joy’s superpower is ingenuity: being resourceful and optimistic. Joy loves this line of poetry from Ode to The Selfie by Megan Falley and Olivia Gatwood: Today, you could see the resemblance to your ancestors, could tell you are a direct descendant of stars. Joy’s work has appeared in the literary journals Poetry East and Lunch Ticket, and also in a collaborative art therapy project at the InnerSpace Studio of Homan Square and LOCUS: VIII Gallery Showcase at The Martin.

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