The Promised Land
“Late now and the ward has quieted / Still I can’t sleep this IV in my arm / the day stuck on my brow”
Parker O'Connor
Parker O’Connor is a trans poet and professor who was raised in Oklahoma. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Oklahoma State University and is a Tin House Workshop alum. His work has been published in Ninth Letter. He lives in Baltimore and is an Associate Professor of English at George Mason University.