B. 1986
Jezmina Von Thiele, a woman with brown hair, olive skin, and green-hazel eyes, wearing a black tank top, sits outside on a bench with trees in the background

Photo by Oscar Fuertes

Jezmina Von Thiele (they/she) is a poet, writer, educator, podcaster, performer, and fortune teller. Their work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, The Kenyon Review, Narrative Magazine, and other journals. They are the co-author, with Paulina Stevens, of Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling (Weiser Books, 2024), and co-host of Romanistan, a podcast celebrating Romani culture. She performs with The Poetry Brothel, an immersive literary cabaret. Von Thiele reads tarot, palms, and tea leaves in their mixed Sinti Romani tradition, and teaches workshops on divination, spiritual wellness, and the creative arts in person and online.