• New Book. Who’s the lizard?

    September 12, 2018

    My book baby is almost in my hands and it can soon be in yours as well. You can preorder signed or unsigned copies of my book here: HOW IT HAPPENS BY JOYCE E. YOUNG The book launch will be on Saturday September 22, 2018 at 7 pm at the Oakland Peace Center, 111 Fairmount Avenue, Oakland,…

  • Photos from Well-RED at Works/San Jose

    September 3, 2018

    I enjoyed being featured with David Denny. There were lots of poems, a great open mic, yummy munchies and a poetry-loving audience. And we were surrounded by the exhibit Infinite Memes at Works/San Jose. Thanks to Poetry Center San Jose for a fun evening!

  • Proofing the Manuscript

    August 27, 2018

    This is how I spent my Sunday afternoon….in awe and earnestness

  • Well-RED Reading Series at Works/San Jose this evening

    August 14, 2018

    Well-RED Reading Series Tuesday, August 14, 7:00pm features: Joyce E. Young and David Denny open mic follows at Works/San José 365 South Market Street  in downtown San José  doors open 6:30pm

  • WELL-RED Reading Series at Works/San Jose Tuesday August 14th

    July 14, 2018

    Joyce Young and David Denny Tuesday August 14th 7:00 pm WELL-RED at Works/San Jose Sponsored by Poetry Center San Jose

  • Elephant on the Sidewalk

    May 10, 2018

    I was recently chatting with a white male neighbor who suddenly launched into talking about a book he had begun to read for his book club. The book focused on race and racial issues in the United States. I had not read the book and was not familiar with it, so I could not speak…

  • Authors, Readers and Books

    April 29, 2018

    The People’s Republic of Berkeley, my current home, is such a hodge-podge and mix-mash of people. I went to the Bay Area Book Festival this weekend and mingled in that hodge-podge and mix mash of people. And I heard authors of different genres, backgrounds, ages, geographical locations talk about their work and about writing in…

  • Conversation

    April 1, 2018

    Today is Easter, April Fool’s Day and the first day of National Poetry Month. What a convergence. Should I write a trick poem? Or invoke the Easter Bunny? Or write about the the Phoenix who burned to death and later rose from her ashes? I’m thinking of trying the poem a day for 30 days…

  • Publication News

    March 12, 2018

    I’m happy to share that my poem “Return” has been published in the current issue of WORDPEACE You can view it here: https://wordpeace.co/issue-2-2-winter-spring-2018/poetry/joyce-young/

  • The Gauntlet

    January 31, 2018

    Since I wasn’t up on this story or the rest of Jennifer’s business, I was intrigued about the scoop and the commentary. My stylist, Sam (not his real name), is a man, too and it seemed as if both men were taking sides. The decision for both of them was that Jennifer was wrong. She…

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Joyce E. Young

Writer and Teacher

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