Interviews

People have to give themselves more grace. It takes effort to do what we are doing.

I think as a reader, you can make the mental connection between the internet then and now and how much things have changed.

I think as a poet overall, I’ve come to really picture specific people when I write, regardless of what the poem is about.

Being trans demands, for me, that I deconstruct that constructed world, and that opens up to a more magical one.

Art doesn’t have an obligation to comfort, affirm, make us feel fuzzy. The question is, how do we respond and react?

It’s important to provide perspective—that life is long and complicated, filled with moments of joy, triumph, and everything in between.

Word economy is, basically, the skill that you have to really hone to become a successful stand-up comedian.

… if my people can survive, I can too. Resiliency and survivalism are in my bones.

I wanted to address all the things that I was witness to or that may have informed my understanding of loss.

I don’t believe one can be a good poet while being uncritical of the English language