“Queerness is a gift, but larger society often upholds normativity or being straight or ‘normal’ as a false standard. This poem affirms nonnormativity. Through intimacy and metaphor, queerness, ...
Idra Novey is the author of several novels and poetry collections, including Soon & Wholly (Wesleyan University Press, 2024) and Exit, Civilian (University of Georgia Press, 2012), selected for the ...