juj e. lepe is a Mexican-American poet from Northern California. Their debut chapbook, Your Name Means Solitude, was selected by francine j. harris for the 2026 Robert Phillips Chapbook Prize and is forthcoming with Texas Review Press. juj received an MFA in poetry from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. They live in Chicago.

Volume 16.2, Summer 26

juj e lepe

It Has Been A Life Long Process