PRIDE POETRY SHOWCASE

BY: KYLEE HARRIS

 

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! This June I’ve decided to showcase queer artists’ talents in the form of poetry. Every queer person has a story, and that story isn’t always just about being queer! Each of us has an identity beyond our queerness, and sometimes that story is untold. That’s why this month, I wanted to give queer artists an opportunity to share their poems with me no matter what they are about! 

During the month of June, we celebrate our queer family that came before us, paving the path to a better safer world for us. I’ve spent the month interviewing queer poets, and gathering their work along with a picture and short bio. This is the first installment of many to come, expressing the freedom and safety we desire. This showcase is made to uplift, encourage, and represent queer writers everywhere, who may not have had the opportunity to have their work published publicly. 

 

A message to queer people everywhere: YOUR STORY MATTERS. It deserves to be told, and we are listening.

 

Brigit Cotter 

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Brig (they/them) is a creative from Florence, MA. They love dabbling in a multitude of creative mediums from photography & printmaking to writing & music. They have been an avid reader/writer since childhood and have a love for words, specifically the way they can be strung together to paint a scene or feeling. They are inspired by the natural world as well as the small joys & pains that make up our everyday lives. 

 

sometimes i doubt my non binary nature 

by: Brigit Cotter

 

Kylee Harris 

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Kylee (They/Them) is a trans non binary queer artist from Boston, MA.  Kylee  throws their passions into their professional career and works at an Emergency Veterinary Hospital in Western MA, and also as a Suicide Prevention/Juvenile Justice Advocate for The Nan Project. Kylee enjoys swimming in the ocean, and hanging out with their fur family Miss Piggy (cat), Toast (cat) and Binx (dog)! 

 

my grandma’s city

by: Kylee Harris