Jennifer Blackledge is a Detroit-area poet with a day job in the automotive industry. A graduate of Michigan State University and Brown University’s MFA program, her work has appeared in publications like JAMA, Rattle, I-70 Review, ONE ART, Kestrel, Summerset Review and other places. She is a recipient of the 2025 Zocalo Public Square Poetry Prize, and her book, Trashmore, is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press.
