Jos Charles (born November 14, 1988) is a trans American poet, writer, translator, and editor.
[1] Charles grew up in a conservative Evangelical Christian family, and wrote her first poem, about the Crucifixion, when she was seven years old.
[4] Charles's debut poetry collection, Safe Space, was published in 2016 by Ahsahta Press.
[11][12][13][14][15] Chosen for the National Poetry Series by the poet Fady Joudah, it has been praised for its groundbreaking twist on classic pastoral traditions.
[16] In June 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an event widely considered a watershed moment in the modern LGBTQ rights movement, Queerty named her one of the Pride50 "trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people".