Charms Against Dysphoria I & II
By Kit Dwyer
“Mark distance by bridges, time by tide. / Stride over that flowing heart two, ten, twenty times a day, / until you forget what side your body is on.”
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visiting my parents after my dad puts up a MAGA sign
By Aether
“the world outside wasn’t real / laid inside its steeple, let sunlight drift in / through its stained glass of vines and leaves.”
The Poem Formerly Known as the Poem Formerly Known as Stupid
“If I could, I’d be as tender with words / as with husbands & I’d hammer / out pine dining chairs into cellos”
A Short History of my Gag Reflex
“I’ve been trying to whip sore / wounds into weapons, if only through language; / the tight lisp of my new name,”
2025 Queer Poetry Prize: Winners & Finalists
Please join us in congratulating these remarkable poets. Winners were selected by CAConrad.
Amateur dykes
“The sun lazes up / there as if drunk on Bolivian moonshine and altitude, // as we are.”
Meditation in a College Composition Classroom
By Qiang Meng
“I read The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin and believed our / universe was foldable like aluminum foil.”
Deadlines: June & July 2025
Every middle of the month: new deadlines, new contests, and new opportunities for your work to find its audience. Here is a roundup of ten submission opportunities with deadlines in the next two months.