About me
Jesse James Ziegler is Poet Laureate Emeritus for the City of Reno (5th-Jan/24-Dec/25). He is the Vice President of Spoken Views Collective, the Creative Director for Monday Night Poetry (Voted 2024 & 2025 Best Open Mic - Reno News & Review), True Colors Poetry and Collective Breath Poetry Book Club. He holds leadership positions within both the Sierra Arts Literary Community and the Nevada Poetry Society. He opened and hosted the world premieres of Brandon Leake’s original spoken word play ‘Insomnia’ (Winner of Season 15 AGT) His work has been published by Nevada Humanities, Moon Tide Press, The Bruka Theatre of the Sierra, The Mill Valley Literary Review, Strophes, Kelsay Books, KUNR, KNCJ and KWNK radio, PBS Reno, Black Rock Press and Multnomah University Press.
