“I don’t trust beauty anymore / when will I stop believing it?” ...
The irony, of course, is that Pariah is a fairly straightforward coming-of-age tale. The pathos is one of hard-earned familiarity. As Audre Lorde would say, “There are no new pains. We have felt them all.” Even still, to see those growing pains honored is a radical offering. Read More
Queer mentorship is more than a good idea, or the right thing to do; it is a radical act of community building/re-building.
Supporting oneself as an artist is difficult, at any stage. And so it is with deep gratitude and more than a bit of awe, I reflect on writers who, in the midst of their day to day grind, invest time in raising emerging artists... Read More
Two years ago, I wrote about Langston Hughes’s sexual identity and what I have come to call “closeted poetry.” Here’s...
Queer (adj) 1. strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular. 2. of a questionable nature or character;...
FIERCE—Middle English: from Old French fiers ‘fierce, brave, proud,’ from Latin ferus ‘untamed.’ Compare with feral. The word “fierce” is...
Need some help wooing your honey this Valentine’s Day? Here are fourteen of our favorite queer love poems, rounded up...
A Photo Gallery One of the biggest highlights of AWP 2011 took place on Thursday night at the HRC Equality...
Only just now, I’ve begun to realize that my life as a reader and writer was already laid out for...
Denver may not be exactly in the Rocky Mountains—its most mountainous feature is the white-capped roof of airport, situated on...
