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photo by: Usama Alshaibi
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Recent publications:
- My manifesto i will not break my bodymind for my art is published in Wordgathering.
- My poem everything is all at once was published in Rituals of Belonging: Trans/Space is Expanding. view the digital anthology here.
- An excerpt of like a dog was reprinted in the second volume of the East Window Journal of Written and Visual Arts. you can purchase a copy here.
- My first book, like a dog, is now available from punctum books!
Upcoming events and publications:
- Worlds of Ending: a reading & author talk | 2026 LGBTQ+ Institute Conference | April 1, 2026 | University of Arizona (presenting virtually) | Attend virtually | Attend in-person
- I have two poems forthcoming in Nerve to Write.
news:
- I was named a finalist for ALOCASIA’s microgrant for queer nature writers.
- You can now watch the recording of the Punctum Books reading fundraiser: Crips for Esims for Gaza which includes readings from Ammiel Alcalay, Marta Cariello, Iain Chambers, Alexandra Juhasz, Lauren Samblanet, Léopold Lambert, & Jay Schaffner.
Upcoming workshops/teaching events:

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