Rachel James

Photo courtesy of the poet

Rachel James (she/her) is a poet and artist with a background in experimental ethnography. She is the author of An Eros Encyclopedia (Wendy's Subway, 2022), and a chaplet from V’s Order (Belladonna*, 2023). Her artwork has been presented in the United States, Canada, and Europe, including at the New York Flower Festival and The Poetry Project in New York City, Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, The New Gallery in Calgary, and Totaldobže in Riga. As an audio documentarian, she has worked with KCRW’s The Organist, BBC Radio, WNYC, and others. She was born in Toronto, Canada, and lives in New York City, Lenapehoking (Lenape homeland).