Joy Young

Joy Young, a black woman with brown hair smiling.

Photo courtesy of the poet.

Joy Young (she/her) is a Chicago-born storyteller and teaching artist. Her prose and poetry have been published in Poetry East, Lunch Ticket, Black Warrior Review, Portable Gray, and the LOCUS: VIII Gallery Showcase at The Martin. She is a poet-in-residence and board member for the Chicago Poetry Center. Young also serves as a drama teaching artist for the South Chicago Dance Theatre and is the Chicagoland regional coordinator for the Poetry Out Loud teen recitation competition.