LGBTQ+ Poets

Horses

Skeets, Jake

Skeets, a Diné poet, traces changes in the landscape of Navajo Nation in these haunting poems. . . This alluring and exacting collection beautifully reflects on the boundaries between people and place. (Publishers Weekly)

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Soulmate as A Verb

Smoot, Kelsey L.

The simple yet fraught experience of embodiment lies at the thrumming heart of Kelsey L. Smoot's SOULMATE AS A VERB. . . Like a body, Smoot's daring poetry metabolizes cruelty, seeking the tender knowledge and kinships that allow for buoyant survival. (Publisher description)

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Interrogation Records

Sophronius, Jeddie

Jeddie Sophronius's Interrogation Records is a rare docupoetry collection that explores and calls into question the 'official' narratives revolving around the 1965 [Indonesian Communist Party] massacre. (Publisher description)

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Stages

Suubi, Tramaine

Critically acclaimed writer Tramaine Suubi follows up her debut phases, with stages. This powerful meditation, inspired by Lucille Clifton, focuses on choices and changes throughout life, from Yellow Dwarf to Protostar. (Publisher description)

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Tranz

Williams, Spencer

At its core, Williams's debut collection reflects on the complex journey of being a trans woman in the United State. It also intermixes poems about adoption, birth families, substance use disorder, and childhood trauma. (Library Journal)

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