Poems

A collection of works by eight contemporary poets writing into what it means to love in this political moment. Featuring pieces on closeness, camaraderie, dry sex, distance, feeling seen, feeling held, and fabulous survival.

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Issue 5: Rituals

This issue delves into the sacred and defiant role rituals play in Queer lives. From the grounding power of everyday acts to the reimagining of traditions that reflect our wholeness, these pages hold stories of resistance, healing, and community.

For anyone seeking a deeper connection to themselves, their community, and the rituals that help us navigate and transform the world.

Awarded for Excellence in Poetry from LGBTQIA+ Writers

From Judge Dan Lau: “to my whole self in every time in relation to no one else” is a cosmic recentering daring to speak from an occupied territory: one's own body. Like topiaries, our bodies are groomed and monitored to go against one’s own nature. Stevens opens a space to divest from the expectations of this public's "cruel museum." This poem is so many things. It is an invocation to one's true self to emerge. It is an exorcism and a reconsecration, and a hopeful invitation to "be this alive and this beautiful."