The Poetry Project

Johanna Hedva

A black and white photograph of Hedva seated in a throne-like chair. They are a Korean American femme with long black hair, wearing a black Rick Owens leather jacket and platform boots, with one leg stride the chair's arm.
© Ian Byers-Gamber

Johanna Hedva is a Korean American writer, artist, and musician from Los Angeles. Hedva is the author of the essay collection, How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom, as well as the novels Your Love Is Not Good and On Hell. They are also the author of Minerva the Miscarriage of the Brain, which collects a decade of poems, performances, and essays. Their artwork has been shown internationally, and their albums are Black Moon Lilith in Pisces in the 4th House and The Sun and the Moon.