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  • the best queer poetry from the year
    book lists

    The Best Queer
    Poetry Releases of 2024

    Gabrielle Grace Hogan
    Dec 25, 2024
  • Florida Man: Poems, Revisited by Tyler Gillespie
    lgbt book reviews

    This Recently Expanded Poetry Collection Touches on
    the Ambivalence of Being Queer in Florida

    Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Mar 21, 2024
  • Masculinity in Transition by K Allison Hammer
    book features

    K. Allison Hammer Imagines the
    Queer and Trans Possibilities of Masculinity

    Lauren Herold
    Feb 8, 2024
  • Nikki Giovanni's face in close up, she appears to be thinking, collaged in front of old, orange-tinted, photos from her past.
    movie reviews

    “Going to Mars” Is the Queer
    Black Women’s Triumph That Nikki Giovanni Deserves

    Carmen Phillips
    Jan 15, 2024
  • the best queer poetry from the year
    book lists

    The Best Queer
    Poetry Releases of 2024

    Gabrielle Grace Hogan
    Dec 25, 2024
  • Florida Man: Poems, Revisited by Tyler Gillespie
    lgbt book reviews

    This Recently Expanded Poetry Collection Touches on
    the Ambivalence of Being Queer in Florida

    Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Mar 21, 2024
  • Masculinity in Transition by K Allison Hammer
    book features

    K. Allison Hammer Imagines the
    Queer and Trans Possibilities of Masculinity

    Lauren Herold
    Feb 8, 2024
  • Nikki Giovanni's face in close up, she appears to be thinking, collaged in front of old, orange-tinted, photos from her past.
    movie reviews

    “Going to Mars” Is the Queer
    Black Women’s Triumph That Nikki Giovanni Deserves

    Carmen Phillips
    Jan 15, 2024
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end-of-year-list
the best queer poetry from the year
book lists

The Best Queer Poetry Releases of 2024

Catch up on all the great queer poetry from this year!
Gabrielle Grace Hogan —
Dec 25, 2024
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poems
Florida Man: Poems, Revisited by Tyler Gillespie
lgbt book reviews

This Recently Expanded Poetry Collection Touches on the Ambivalence of Being Queer in Florida

I’m still learning how to be queer in Florida.
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —
Mar 21, 2024
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Masculinity in Transition by K Allison Hammer
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K. Allison Hammer Imagines the Queer and Trans Possibilities of Masculinity

Rather than focus on individual, exceptional figures of toxic masculinity, Hammer wanted to explore masculinity as a cultural form that people of all genders can embody.
Lauren Herold —
Feb 8, 2024
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poems
Nikki Giovanni's face in close up, she appears to be thinking, collaged in front of old, orange-tinted, photos from her past.
movie reviews

“Going to Mars” Is the Queer Black Women’s Triumph That Nikki Giovanni Deserves

Nikki Giovanni so loves Black women that she never waivers that our strength can only be matched by the stars themselves.
Carmen Phillips —
Jan 15, 2024
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poems
Survival Takes a Wild Imagination by Fariha Róisín
lgbt book reviews

“Survival Takes a Wild Imagination” Shows How the Labor of Liberation Makes Us Better

Through her newest collection of poetry, Fariha Róisín explores her experiences as a queer, Muslim, Bangladeshi woman trying to heal from a childhood of abuse and the pain of generational…
Stef Rubino —
Jan 2, 2024
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national poetry month
Mare's Nest by Holly Mitchell, I Am the Most Dangerous Thing by Candace Williams, Spellbook For The Sabbath Queen. by Elisheva Fox, and Because You Were Mine by Brionne Janae
book lists

Close Out National Poetry Month by Preordering Queer Poetry Books

Preordering books is a great way to support authors.
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —
Apr 30, 2023
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poems
Rose Quartz by Sasha Taqwsəblu Lapointe
lgbt book reviews

“Rose Quartz” Review: Poems for the Wounds We Carry

Shades of pink have followed me through my life, showing up in names, flowers, organs, sex.
Em Win —
Apr 27, 2023
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national poetry month
Negative Money by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, The World Keeps ENding, and the Wold Goes On by Franny Choi, and Freedom House by KB Brookins
book lists

8 Poets With New Queer Books To Check Out This National Poetry Month

If I’ve given you one poetry recommendation, I’ve held back from giving 15.
A. Tony Jerome —
Apr 24, 2023
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national poetry month
flowers on an open book
book features

25 Lines of Poetry I Think About Once a Day

It’s National Poetry Month, so I become a poetry hound, sniffing out new books and revisiting old ones, finding solace, rage, love, and beauty in some of the words crafted…
danijanae —
Apr 18, 2023
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poems
Judas Goat by Gabrielle Bates
lgbt book reviews

“Judas Goat” by Gabrielle Bates Made Me Start Writing Again

Once I started Judas Goat, it was nearly impossible to put down.
danijanae —
Jan 24, 2023
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interview
Chance and Error Are Friends to Sadie Dupuis’ Writing Process
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Chance and Error Are Friends to Sadie Dupuis’ Writing Process

Poet and musician Sadie Dupuis talks new collection Cry Perfume, scent and memory, and using autocorrect as a co-writer.
Yashwina —
Oct 19, 2022
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In Verse
A vintage illustration of a bird on a branch against a blue background
book lists

In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Big Life Change

I have never lived anywhere that wasn’t in Pennsylvania. This state is my home, but I’m ready to move on from it.
danijanae —
Aug 25, 2022
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