Disclaimer: Some links in my list are affiliate links. If you click them to make a purchase I will earn a commission. The decision of whether or not to buy something is completely up to you. A version of this list appeared on The Lesbrary. Poetry has always been an artistic expression. From declarations ofContinueContinue reading “10 Poetry Collections by Black Queer Women”
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Behind the Poems: ex
Originally published in the Avatar Review, Issue 21, this next installment of Behind the Poems is an ode to writer’s block. Cross it all off and don’t look back. Like a long languid breath, to draw that X over words that no longer work because you no longer work the same way. X marks theContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: ex”
Behind the Poems: Battle of the Billboards
My next installment of Behind the Poems was first featured in the Avatar Review, Issue 21. I was inspired to write this one on a road trip I took driving up to Orlando with my best friend. The poem below is the result. On the drive up to Orlando through the 95, we saw billboardContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: Battle of the Billboards”
Gender Flytrap Poetry Review
Disclaimer: Some of the links in my review for Gender Flytrap by Zoe Estelle Hitzel are affiliate links. If you click them to make a purchase I will earn a commission. The decision of whether or not to buy something is completely up to you. A version of this poetry review first appeared in TheContinueContinue reading “Gender Flytrap Poetry Review”
Behind the Poems: What do you think the B stands for?
The next poem in my Behind the Poems series is “What do you think the B stands for?” originally published on Burning House Press. What do you think the B stands for? “I’m not one of these people, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, there are some gay people that won’t like you comparing being bi to the same asContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: What do you think the B stands for?”
Behind the Poems: Tocarla
“Tocarla” is the next one in my series “Behind the Poems.” See other posts in the series here. This poem first appeared in Lady Lit Magazine, an online journal that is now deactivated. I remember how excited and nervous I was when I first wrote this poem and submitted it for publication. It was myContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: Tocarla”
Behind the Poems: Speak Easy
Another one for the “Behind the Poems” books. See other posts in the series here. “Speak Easy” was first published in Lady Lit Magazine, an online journal that is now deactivated. Speak Easy We walk into pitch black edges with only silhouettesof people and wine glasses and beer bottles on hightop tables. At the forefrontContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: Speak Easy”
Behind the Poems: Drill Sargeant Dad
Welcome to my series “Behind the Poems.” You can read the other posts here. “Drill Sargeant Dad” was originally published in December 2016 in an online journal called Page & Spine that is no longer active. Drill Sergeant Dad I. Second Grade I came home from school each day with homework, but didn’t need toContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: Drill Sargeant Dad”
Behind the Poems: The Crayola Dance
Welcome to the next installment of my series “Behind the Poems.” You can read the other posts here. “The Crayola Dance” is the last piece published in The Cypress Dome, UCF’s literary journal. As you can see from above, I am not an HTML coder and cannot properly display the poem but this is closeContinueContinue reading “Behind the Poems: The Crayola Dance”