MJ Jones

MJ Jones is a poet, parent, and editor based in Oakland, California, who uses they/he pronouns. Their debut full-length collection, Hood Vacations, won the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry. They also wrote the chapbook Soft Armor, which Black Lawrence Press now distributes. Jones edits Foglifter Press and runs Litany!, a workshop for Black queer poets. Jones holds an MFA in poetry from Mills College. Their work blends lyrical, documentary, and confessional modes, often addressing violence, identity, and loss.