Her work has been featured in The Offing, PEN America, The Feminist Wire, and elsewhere. Coming Out by Romeo Oriogun** Trojan by Jericho Brown She is the author of i'm alive / it hurts / i love it (boost house 2014) and There Should Be Flowers (Civil Coping Mechanisms 2016). A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyes and says what they are before the mirror.A good person gives and asks for nothing in return.I give and I ask for only one thing. with from Armenia, from "Return to Tetaroba" by Steven Alvarez, "A Few Things Are Explained To Me" by Ricardo Maldonado, "Father replays the funeral in Dream #28" by Margo Tamez. in real life so I make my own and diaspora seems to haunt the book, a text that directly acknowledges itself as a product of this history. You rearrangemy parts until nomore hurting. This was the best time of my life. Hear me. Is mercury in retrograde? below the horizon forever. I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. Our love eatsthe deadly sounds menmake when they seehow much magicwe have awayfrom them. Someone sketched the eyes, the mouths,someone pinned them up,arranged the faces, so they softly say, like this? Hear me. Things Haunt by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. I was thinking about our interactions with one another, the community we found sharing our work together, and how even as this world tries to kill us, we persistif not in body, then in spirit, in the words we give as offerings.Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. fantasy but I am strong. During the visit, the NP does a urine dipstick and discover that Susan is, Ann is a primigravida in her 35th week of pregnancy and presents to the clinic with severe recurrent headaches, blurred vision, pitting edema, and right upper quadrant pain. I noticed that my ankles and, Sal is a 56 y/o male who the NP has seen on many occasions in the clinic. Two tin cans and infinite string in all directions. Their bodies are not flowers Hear me. The crossword clue possible answer is available in 4 letters. Stanza 1 Stanza 1 California is a desert and I am a Use to watch me survive. Something else like that.That should be my name. View Analysis Assignment ^N1.docx from ENG MISC at Leeward Community College. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. and police Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. Once, I believed god was a blanket of energy stretched out around our most vulnerable places. Things Haunt Joshua Jennifer Espinoza California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. of my mouth It was the first time. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. Hear me. Things exist long after they are killed. It was the first time. things haunt. . You don't get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. The moon has not known the feeling of not wanting to be dead. since you were never going to see me anyway. and witnesses Hear me. 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All rights reserved. things haunt. No comments: Hear me. I felt something like kinship. Her work has been featured in Denver Quarterly, Lambda Literary, PEN America, Hyperallergic, and elsewhere. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Hear me. someone asks. The Moon is Trans was first published in the Arts and Culture section of The Feminist Wire (2015). Hear me. I imagine a place after this place and I laugh quietly to no one as the hair on my chin weeds through old makeup. Were touching through layers. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans-woman poet from Southern California. Once, I believed god was a blanket of energy stretched out around our most vulnerable places. https://pen.org/event/break-out-the-writing-of-incarcerated-writers-from-south-florida/, Listen to @JohnJLennon1 and @profpasha discuss prison journalism on @PAC_CSU 's Outside:Inside radio http://kspc.org Friday, March 3 12pm ET, Copyright 2023 PEN America. Bear the weight of my voice and dont forgetthings haunt. Madrid 1 Kayla Madrid Prof. ENG 204 1 September 2020 Assignment #1 Analyzing Burgess' "Choosing My Name" and Espinoza's . someone asks.Someone answers, No, its something elselike that though. Defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. dont survive and its the same like this? This answers first letter of which starts with P and can be found at the end of T. We think POET is the possible answer on this clue. She is the author of two collections of poetryi'm alive / it hurts / i love it (boost house 2014) and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016). Joshua Jennifer Espinozais a trans woman poet and the author of I Dont Want to Be Understood (Alice James Books, 2024),There Should Be Flowers (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2016), andim alive / it hurts / i love it (Boost House, 2014). Hear me. Her work has been featured in Poetry, Denver Quarterly, American Poetry Review, Poem-a-Day, Lambda Literary, PEN America, The Offing, and elsewhere.Her full-length collection THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS was published by Civil Coping Mechanisms in 2016. We first met during a reading for the TRANS PLANET POETRY TOUR. Things exist long after they are killed. Your email address will not be published. Things exist long after they are killed. No one says what they mean and people die from it. . In this sense, what really hits hard is the way in which Abreu's work manages to be many things all at once while still remaining stable, coherent, and . While the speaker embarks on this journey towards emotional clarity, the poem itself not only transforms in content, but it . January 5, 2019 December 13, 2018 Rene Leave a comment. the cities, like a wind murmur beginsa rumor of waves, the faces of earthsaying let this pain be error upon me writ. You don't get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. Things exist long after they are killed.-Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. You grow flowers from my head and trim them too short. catch rides gayest gay who ever gayed. Time-Lapse Video of Trans Woman Collapsing Inward Like a Dying Star. Espinoza's purposeful separation between poet and the person comes not just from a self-reflective urge, but from the concern for safety that all trans people carry. Things exist long after they are killed. Things Haunt by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Hear me. A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyesand says what they are before the mirror.A good person gives and asks for nothing in return.I give and I ask for only one thing. Not nothing. Hear me. Things . caught in the roof Every night I pray to love, please invent yourself. Joshua Jennifer Espinozais a trans woman poet and the author of I Dont Want to Be Understood (Alice James Books, 2024),There Should Be Flowers (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2016), andim alive / it hurts / i love it (Boost House, 2014). is poetry She is the author of two poetry collections: i'm alive / it hurts / i love it (boost house 2014), and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016). I am holding the camera and THE MOON IS TRANS + 4 other poems, PEN America May 2016. Hear me.Hear me. When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being, A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyes. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it.The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Im tired of abstraction. His writing tackles issues of power, race, queerness, masculinity and trauma. Her work has been published in Denver Quarterly, The American Poetry Review, Lambda Literary, PEN America, The Offing, and elsewhere. 1 & 2. As a child, she often climbed over her . things to finally ends. I paint my nails nice and pretty and who . criest cry who ever cried. I used to carry the clothes The Oracle Was Stoned by Chester Wilson III. All the comparisons are really creative. Hear me. Planets are smashedinto oblivion,stripped of their powerto name things. to the end and I am not like that though. In "Things Haunt" Joshua Jennifer Espinoza a trans women poet who lives in California wrote a poem about her time on tour with . I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left to let us live? Here she discusses the relationship between creativity and emotional health . California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. Hear me.Hear me. On World-Making by Nomi Stone. When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Hear me. all came from somewhere. How long can I keep tricking you Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. LGBTQ2IA+ Isolation. Every night I pray to love, please invent yourself. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet and the author of I Don't Want to Be Understood (Alice James Books, 2024), There Should Be Flowers (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2016), and i'm alive / it hurts / i love it (Boost House, 2014). On June 12, 2016 By Christina's Words In Music, Poetry. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza (1987- ) One of Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's poems is called " Things Haunt," which is the perfect way to describe her poetry: haunting, beautiful, powerful. She never turns her face from you because of what you might do. Moods. - queer-and-womens-poems/things-haunt-by-joshua-jennifer-espinoza.md at main . This week in thePEN Poetry Series, guest editor TC Tolbert features five poems by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Accept. Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in Denver Quarterly, Washington Square Review, PEN America, The Offing, Lambda Literary, and elsewhere. Posted by AnnaC at 1/10/2019 07:13:00 AM. and flesh Here are some examples of work I've had published in recent years: IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE SOMETHING, The Offing April 2015. You don't get to talk to the moon anymore unless you use her correct pronouns. Surname 1 Name Professor Course Date Poem Analysis These LGBT poems The Distance Moon by Rafael Campo, Things Haunt by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, My love is a Woman by Pat Parker, and Kudzu by Saeed Jones commonly share the theme of acceptance and love of what they feel part of their lives. which is fine Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. There were words that did this. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. A descendent of Rilkes Archaic Torso of Apollo: here there is no place/ that does not see you. like that though. Someone answers, No, its something else like that though. Floating above the gynecologist's hands,Dolorlooks down at mewith her many expressions. You don't get to send men to the moon anymore unless their job is. so they softly say, like this? However, the. Filling Spice Jars as Your Wife by Kai Coggin. Please share your favorite LGBTQ+ poet and poems! Are you an artist at risk or know someone who is? 2. A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyesand says what they are before the mirror.A good person gives and asks for nothing in return.I give and I ask for only one thing. Lego 41027 - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester. Talk to me. I imagine a place after this place and I laugh quietly to no one as the hair on my chin weeds through old makeup. someone asks. Meet the poets, artists, activists, and politicians who define queer culture in Arizona, and take a deep dive into the issues behind the issues in today's politics. My first love was silence. . All these movie moments and Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, "Things Haunt." * * * find me on tumblr find this work's spotify playlist (See the end of the work for more notes.) The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Get updates on events, literary awards, free expression issues, and global news. 7:00pm8:45pm ET Thurs 3/9 @BooksandBooks From this moment forward, the moon is trans. that did this. the persona indicates that I wont be forgiven, for what Ive made, of myself (lines 1-3). A dynamic reading of plays, poems and short stories from the 2022 Prison Writing Awards Anthology www.poets.org Espinoza's poemsfinely-wrought, unpretentious in their elegance, and consistently . Asam Ahmad is a poor, working-class writer, poet, and community organizer. . someone asks. Things exist long after they are killed. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Hear me. and no one listened. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet and the author of I Don't Want to Be Understood (Alice James Books, 2024), There Should Be Flowers (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2016), and i'm alive . Required fields are marked *. cavizzle liked this . Poem-a-Day Poem-a-Day is a digital poetry series featuring over 200 new, previously unpublished poems. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's second book, There Should Be Flowers, is a collection of poems uninterrupted by section breaks. polliniaa liked this . Hear me. Is mercury in retrograde? into the bed and the bed bleeds into the wall. happy even in my own Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. A good person gives and asks for nothing in return. I give you my skull to do with whatever you please. I Love It. way you say I love my body and And amazing spoken word by queer poets! He Wants To Make Sure No One Else Learns The Right Ones, writes @MARCMORIAL https://nul.org/news/desantis-has-learned-wrong-lessons-history-he-wants-make-sure-no-one-else-learns-right-ones via @NatUrbanLeague, BREAK OUT: #Miami Hear me. just as the song Ive been feeling Hear me. Where did this world come from? Hear me.Hear me. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. I knew it would never "The Moon is Trans" is directed towards a cisgender audience, and particularly one that does not approve of trans women like Espinoza. Copyright 2018 by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. DUMP HIM. Introduction An analysis of the use of tone, punctuation, and emotion that proves loneliness is universal. Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. Hear me. Whats a layer? things haunt. I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams Like in her previously referenced poems, Espinoza uses her art to challenge normative conceptions . Outside the Box. share the theme of acceptance and love of what they feel part of their lives. Hear me. Her poetry is raw, quirky, depressingly hilarious, and politically conscious. Log in, The Body of the Poem: On Transgender Research, Poetry is also an accessible medium in that it is free of jargon and the barriers that of academic writing, 2017 Human Rights Campaign and Trans People of Color Coalition study, TERFs argue that trans women are dangerous, video-poem called we will not be moved!, Micha Cardenas in their performance art piece called Becoming Dragon,, The Future of Gender in Schools: The Possibility of a Genderless Education System, Trans Poetry: Creating Spaces, Telling Stories, Gendering in Language and the Weight of Words. swordbride reblogged this from kimberly-wexler. Hear me. Finally, some of my poetry has been anthologized in collections such as SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Trans Poetry and Conversation (Sibling Rivalry Press 2017), Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trumps America (New York Quarterly Books 2018), and Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color (Nightboat Books 2018). and says what they are before the mirror. You must . I really like the flow of this poem and how it's related to nature. One does not have to be everything, as Joshua Jennifer Espinoza reminds the reader with the last lines of, "Flowers #3," "My love works the same way. During the physical exam, the NP, Susan is a 29 y/o female who comes to the clinic with a 3-day history of fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and flank pain. There is a checklist of things you need to do to be a person. Someone answers, No, it's something else like that though. Something else like that.That should be my name. "We all know that . Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, There Should Be Flowers (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2016), paperback, 100pp, 15.95. Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated? You dont get to talk to the moon anymore unless you use her correct pronouns. Bear the weight of my voice and dont forget I wear my body.I walk out in the grass and turn redat the sight of everything. Hear me. Dec 11, 2018 - This Pin was discovered by Stacy Yates. There Should Be Flowers by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza "Espinoza's debut is a searing interrogation of the world and the self at once. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on December 11, 2018, by the Academy of American Poets. This is always happening and we never notice. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. No, its something elselike that though. things haunt. Discover (and save!) Hear me. The dead trans women We use that repository as a resource for workshops oriented towards minorities. Stream Joshua Jennifer Espinoza: "Things Haunt" by Academy of American Poets on desktop and mobile. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. speaker accepts it and shows that even if the world might not open something with open hands. - Things Haunt, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. telling you to shut the fuck up already please. Scientists theorize the moon was once a part of the earth. Birthday Suits. "Things Haunt" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. The constraint of society places great challenges in sexuality matters as it is referred to as, woman, is in love with a white woman, and the society rejects her desires. Im trash. Bear the weight of my voice and dont forget. Tone, Punctuation, and Emotion in "Things Haunt" "Things Haunt" An original poem created by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. About Espinozas work, Tolbert writes: The direct gaze of Joshua Jennifer Espinozas poetry utterly stills me. It Hurts. your own Pins on Pinterest Someone answers, No, it's something else like that though. Hear me. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it.The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself.Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreamsof doom, and so much love left unspoken. Is mercury in retrograde? Emily Weathers. Someone answers, No, its something else pointing it at myself so I am Bear the weight of my voice and don't forget things haunt. I IMAGINE ALL MY CIS FRIENDS LAUGHING AT TRANNY JOKES + WRAPPED IN MY BODY I DREAM, Apogee June 2016. Something else like that. Type I Type 2 Neither QUESTION 2 Sara is a 38 y/o multipara who is in her 6th-7th. Here, the body is a fixationas if to look away from it, even briefly, is to risk having it erased. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. someone asks. I forget where I am and my hands bleed Men once went to the moon . A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyes and says what they are before the mirror. to college to understand. to bow down before her and apologize for the sins of the earth. Something else like that.That should be my name. Who gives a shit.Im trying not to give a shitbut it doesnt fit well on me.I wear my clothes. Hear me. I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. Struggle. and women Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Tags: #poetry; #trans poetry; #joshua jennifer espinoza; 63 notes. Tone, Punctuation, and Emotion in "Things Haunt" "Things Haunt" An original poem created by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Is mercury in retrograde? contact:. which is great. Is mercury in retrograde? that broke off when another planet struck it. Her work has been published in Denver Quarterly, The American Poetry Review, Lambda Literary, PEN America, The Offing, and elsewhere. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it.The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself.Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreamsof doom, and so much love left unspoken. Here's a poem about identity and being heard.maybe.Read it: https://poets.org/poem/things-hauntTimestamps0:00 Intro2:52 Poem3:57 AnalysisIntro music courte. My hair loses its atoms.My body glowsin the dark. Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. Im full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams. My favorite thing is slowly pulling Our love eatsthe deadly sounds menmake when they seehow much magicwe have awayfrom them. Do you believe in the power of not listening, I believe in the power of you not listening, We should be talking about the ways that blood, is similar to the part of outer space between the earth and the moon. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman living in California. and teeth Subscribeto the PEN Poetry Series mailing list and have poems delivered to your e-mail as soon as they are published (no spam, no news, just poems). It is always dying and growing at the same time. Introduction An analysis of the use of tone, punctuation, and emotion that proves loneliness is universal. We turn a cornerand make the hillsdisappear. Hear me. to the laundry room Hear me. Poems by This Poet. and not me begging you Police sirens and coyote howls blend together in mornings net. The world comes to an end when I wake up and wonder who will be next to me. Bear the weight of my voice and dont forgetthings haunt. with passing airplanes. A true citizen of planet earth closes their eyes The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. Labels: life, poetry Thursday. Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. #aeaeae. This is lifelike.I climb inside a mistakeand remake myself in the shapeof a better mistakea nice pair of glasseswithout any lenses,shoes that dont quite fit,a chest that always hurts.There is a checklist of thingsyou need to do to be a person.I dont want to be a personbut there isnt a choice,so I work my way down andkiss the feet.I work my way up and lickthe knee.I give you my skullto do with whatever you please.You grow flowers from my headand trim them too short.I paint my nails nice and prettyand who cares. . J. Jennifer Espinoza. My hair loses its atoms.My body glowsin the dark. I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. Hear me. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Her suburban housing development was located right next to the nearby mountains. into thinking what Im doing Use words I dont have to go back She explores gender and the experience of being born in a human bodyand reminds us all how connected our personal histories are to history as a whole. and men someone asks. which is like the taste of my . I work my way up and lick the knee. I IMAGINE ALL MY CIS FRIENDS LAUGHING AT TRANNY JOKES + WRAPPED IN MY BODY I DREAM, TO THE QUEER WOMAN WHO ASKED ME IF I HAVE A DICK, SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Trans Poetry and Conversation, Misrepresented People: Poetic Responses to Trumps America, Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color. Dieser Artikel wurde entwickelt, um den Bedrfnissen unserer Kunden entsprechend zu werden und bietet eine Vielzahl von neuen Funktionen. She is the author of i'm alive / it hurts / i love it (Boost House, 2014) and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS . movies in my head and I last Hear me. Read the mail below or visit official website, 2018 - 2023, by Her second book is Outside of the Body There Is Something like Hope (Big Lucks, 2018). That should be my name. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. |, 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. The world comes to an end when I wake up and wonder who will be next to me. Hear me. Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. Hear me. and says what they are before the mirror. November 2017TO THE QUEER WOMAN WHO ASKED ME IF I HAVE A DICK, Buzzfeed July 2018THINGS HAUNT, Poem-a-Day @ poets.org December 2018BIRTHDAY SUITS, POETRY April 2019 Wir freuen uns, Ihnen das brandneue Lego 41027 einfhren zu drfen! Please download one of our supported browsers. Something else like that.That should be my name.When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being,a coherent identity, Ill say No, Im something else like that though. Once a week, thePEN Poetry Seriespublishes work by emerging and established writers from coast to coast. Things exist long after they are killed. We turn a cornerand make the hillsdisappear. Used with the permission of the author. Sometimes in a moment of dj vu someone asks.Someone answers, No, its something elselike that though. Someone answers, No, it's something else like that though. Poetry, Quotes, , Quotes, and hair I don't want to be a person but there isn't a choice, so I work my way down and kiss the feet. and says what they are before the mirror. Things Haunt ~Joshua Jennifer Espinoza California is a desert and I am a woman inside it. Id let my thoughts sent by some light that wants She is constantly moving away from you the only way she can. "Things Haunt" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza "Self-Portrait as Exit Wounds" by Ocean Vuong "Breathe. Time-Lapse . When I go to sleep I am vinegar inside clouded glass. From this moment forward, the moon is trans. trans woman poet. Day puts fear into words, writing "Terror, do not depart / but nest in the hollows of my loins & keep me on all fours "Things Haunt" by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Copyright 2015 byJoshua Jennifer Espinoza. like this?The doctor says to choose one,but I'm no fool, I close my eyes, and the speculum is blind and cool,widened and distracting.Like theChikyvessel drilling, downhole from the ocean floorinto the untouched mantle,it shows we're scarred inside. Things exist long after they are killed. while deciding if the story is worth sharing She is the author of two poetry collections: i'm alive / it hurts / i love it (boost house 2014), and THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (CCM 2016). Is mercury in retrograde? The constraint of society places great challenges in sexuality matters as it is referred to as taboo for . A good person gives and asks for nothing in return. Poems by J. Jennifer Espinoza. Theme by Loot Valley. I DREAM OF HORSES EATING COPS, Nepantla #2 September 2015. Need help? provided one is happy, any other opinion is worthless. When you ask me am I really a woman, a human being,a coherent identity, Ill say No, Im something elselike that though. hand cutting wind in half dreams into my parking spot at home Transtrender by Manuel Arturo Abreu . Say something. about it. Things exist long after they are killed. Kudzu by Saeed Jones. There are colors becoming other colors Things Haunt by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Hear me. Joshua Jennifer Espinoza is a trans woman poet living in California. Recent works by trans and nonbinary poets, including Oliver Baez Bendorf, Jos Charles, jayy dodd, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, Paige Lewis, and Danez Smith, gesture to a new mode of trans . Hear me. You dont get to write about the moon anymore unless you respect that. All rights reserved. I do. Brutally Frank. Police sirens and coyote howls blend together in mornings net. Poem-a-Day is a digital poetry series featuring over 200 new, previously unpublished poems. In the movies people like me Joshua Jennifer Espinoza explores the act of trans resilience by beautifully arguing that the moon is trans. The road ahead bends sideways and I lurch within myself. So ask me whatever you wishI have no desire to police you. www.poets.org. Stephanie Reynolds. Her work has been published in Denver Quarterly, American Poetry Review, Lambda Literary, PEN America, The Offing, and elsewhere. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on December 11, 2018, by the Academy of American Poets. trapped in my own gaze The moon is trans. This is like a life. 2018. A production of Equality Arizona, look for new episodes Tuesdays. Not nowhere. Hear me. Dec 13 Things Haunt - Joshua Jennifer Espinoza. Summer by Chen Chen. I'm full of ugly feelings, awful thoughts, bad dreams of doom, and so much love left unspoken. This piece was inspired by being out on tour with Sister Spit, a revolving, long-running collective of queer writers. tobyszieglers liked this . 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