Light and I “met,” if we can call it that, when we were both taking part in Lambda Literary’s virtual 2021 Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices. I don’t know that I had prepared myself for the strangeness of a poetry workshop via Zoom, and ultimately found myself a bit flustered and out of joint for most of the retreat. But Light, in their small square, looked serene, always attentive even when not speaking. When they did choose to come off mute, they were kind, thoughtful, and incisive. Their poems had startling clarity and an expansive, omnivorous approach to form both abstractly and in the physical shape each poem took on the page. I knew, without any doubt, they’d have a book out soon. Thankfully, I was right! And now…
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The American Poetry Review (Digital) - 1 Issue, March/April 2024