Poems written from a genderqueer perspective that explore gender, sexuality and parenthood and examine the habits and effects of masculinity. The speakers often find themselves between genders and under pressure to fit the binary, face harassment from men in the series Men Who Think I Am One of Them Speak, and trace a lifelong search for identity and home through love, family and raising a child with a wife.
Details
| ISBN | 9780826367488 |
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| Series | Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series |
| Copyright Date | 2025 |
| Publication Date | February 18, 2025 |
| Publisher | University of New Mexico Press |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 88 |
| Language | English |
| Notes | Finalist, 2026 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Poetry. Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series. The poet is genderqueer and masculine-presenting, and writes of a partner called 'my wife'. |
| Rating | Good |
| Genre | Poetry; Trans & Gender Identity |
| Subject | American poetry -- 21st century; Butch and femme (Lesbian culture) -- Poetry; Gender nonconformity -- Poetry; Genderqueer people -- Poetry; Masculinity -- Poetry; Parenthood -- Poetry |