Jamaica Baldwin (she/her) is a poet and educator originally from Santa Cruz, CA. Her first book, Bone Language (YesYes Books) was published in June 2023. She is a recipient of a Pushcart Prize, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and a RHINO Poetry editors᾽ prize, among others. Her poetry has also appeared in numerous journals. Jamaica is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Writing at Ithaca College in New York.