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• it was never going to be okay

  simpson, jaye

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  An Indigenous trans woman's exploration of the intersection of Indigeneity and Queerness.

• Disintegrate/dissociate

  Poems

  Twist, Arielle, 1994-

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  Rage, tenderness, grief, trauma... Arielle Twist unravels human relationships after death and metamorphosis.

• Rangikura

  Poems

  Tibble, Tayi, 1995-

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  Desire and exploration are examined through erotic poems in this New Zealand poet's second collection.

• Eclipse

  Saunders, Kirli

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  Poetry and original artwork that delves into personal narratives, First Nations wisdom, and the shapes of love, by a young Australian poet.

• NDN Coping Mechanisms

  Notes from the Field

  Belcourt, Billy-Ray

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  Billy-Ray Belcourt examines everyday life through an anthopological lens to identify how violence manifests.

• Swallowed Light

  Wasson, Michael

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  Dream-like, blood-soaked poetry that explores history, myth, and mourning.

• Nature Poem

  Pico, Tommy

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  A book-length poem about an American Indian man who hates nature and cannot bring himself to write about it!

• Witness, I Am

  Scofield, Gregory

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  Split into three distinct sections, this poetry collection is filled to the brim with storytelling, history, and autobiography.

• Of Mongrelitude

  Julian Talamantez Brolaski

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  These poems break language apart from the inside and asks readers to let go of their expectations and give into the sonically immersive experience.

• Holy Wild

  Benaway, Gwen, 1987-

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  Gwen Benaway explores the complexities of being an Indigenous trans woman through autobiographical poems.

• The All + Flesh

  Poems

  Bird, Brandi,

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  How do our inner and outer landscapes evolve within the confines of the English language, asks Brandi Bird.

• nedí nezų (Good Medicine)

  Campbell, Tenille

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  Explore the gorgeous diversity in decolonized desire as Tenille Campbell writes about the space a sensual Indigenous woman creates.

• Blood Orange

  As, Yaffa

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  Poems about belonging, mental health, queerness and more from a trans Muslim displaced Indigenous Palestinian.

• Comfort Food

  Ellen Van Neerven

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  Ellen Van Neerven bridges the gap between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous experiences by exploring land, family, and self-discovery.

• Blood

  Pennock, Tyler

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  Poems that look at how history reveals itself in the everyday, following a Two-Spirit Indigenous person as they navigate urbanity and queerness.

• When My Brother Was an Aztec

  Diaz, Natalie

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  A glimpse into Mojave life through darkly comedic poems in Natalie Diaz's debut collection.