We can’t wait for you to read our fifth issue, in all its peachy glory. As always, we’ve found the 14 most exciting queer poets in the world. And this issue has – unintentionally – a loose theme of connection. Whether lamenting the dearth of lesbian bars, a longing for lost cruising hookups during the pandemic, or celebrating a citizenship ceremony that brings an international couple together.

As always, our poets are a mix of new and established writers, including nominees for the Lambda Literary poetry prize, Kenyon Review Prize winners, and recipients of the Academy of American Poets Prize. They’ve been published in exciting and mainstream publications, including The Paris Review, The Volta, Stone of Madness, The Rialto, Ambit, Impossible Archetype, and Poetry.

This issue brings the varied and fascinating world of LGBTQ+ to life. We can’t wait for you to read it.

So, drum roll please… here are your fourteen poems:

“Invocation” by Chad Bennett

“Blueballs” by David Nash

“An Episode of Planet Earth on the Dying Habitat of Dyke Bars” by Carson Wolfe

“Instructions to Get Over Your Ex” by Oluwaseun Olayiwola

“elegy for a broken condom” by Jonathan Kinsman

“The Red Onion” by Maisie Lawrence

“Super Blue Blood Moon Valentine” by Andre Bagoo

“The Storm Arrives” by Jay G Ying

“Slow Down” by Ben Kline

“Icarus Asks” by Jory Mickelson

“For the sake of argument” by Raye Hendrix

“One Night Stand” by Randall Mann

“Postcard from Killarney” by Rosamund Taylor

“Tiny House” by Mark Ward

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