Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics
Title
Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics
Description
A finalist for the 2014 Lambda Award in LGBT Anthology, Troubling the Line is widely recognized as the first-ever collection of poetry by trans and genderqueer writers. The anthology includes 55 poets from diverse backgrounds. Each poet is afforded several pages of space for their writing, as well as the option to write a manifesto drawing connections between poetry and trans identity. In the anthology’s introduction, editor TC Tolbert emphasizes, “This book… is simply a search for other voices. A need to find, feel, and experience community. A desire for intimacy. An exploration of space.” Submission parameters were minimal; the only requirement was that the author self-identify as trans, genderqueer, and/or gender non-conforming.
Co-editor Trace Peterson also speaks to the title of the anthology in the book’s introduction: “We call this collection Troubling the Line because this is what we see trans and genderqueer poets doing— challenging the idea of a single trans narrative, interrogating binaries of all sorts, and playing with, delighting in, explorations (explosions) of form.” The result of the hard work of these two editors is a complex and diverse compilation of trans artists and voices, one that will hopefully provide essential visibility for the creators within its pages.
Poets in Troubling the Line: Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán, Aimee Herman, Amir Rabiyah, Ari Banias, Ariel Goldberg, Bo Luengsuraswat, CAConrad, Ching-In Chen, Cole Krawitz, D’Lo, David Wolach, Dawn Lundy Martin, Drew Krewer, Duriel E. Harris, EC Crandall, Eileen Myles, Eli Clare, Ely Shipley, Emerson Whitney, Eric Karin, Fabian Romero, Gr Keer, HR Hegnauer, J. Rice, j/j hastain, Jaime Shearn Coan, Jake Pam Dick, Jen (Jay) Besemer, Jenny Johnson, John Wieners, Joy Ladin, Julian Talamantez Brolaski, kari edwards, Kit Yan, Laura Neuman, Lilith Latini, Lizz Bronson, Lori Selke, Max Wolf Valerio, Meg Day, Micha Cárdenas, Monica / Nico Peck, Natro, Oliver Bendorf, Reba Overkill, Samuel Ace, Stacey Waite, Stephen Burt, TC Tolbert, Trace Peterson, Trish Salah, TT Jax, Y. Madrone, Yosmay del Mazo & Zoe Tuck
Co-editor Trace Peterson also speaks to the title of the anthology in the book’s introduction: “We call this collection Troubling the Line because this is what we see trans and genderqueer poets doing— challenging the idea of a single trans narrative, interrogating binaries of all sorts, and playing with, delighting in, explorations (explosions) of form.” The result of the hard work of these two editors is a complex and diverse compilation of trans artists and voices, one that will hopefully provide essential visibility for the creators within its pages.
Poets in Troubling the Line: Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán, Aimee Herman, Amir Rabiyah, Ari Banias, Ariel Goldberg, Bo Luengsuraswat, CAConrad, Ching-In Chen, Cole Krawitz, D’Lo, David Wolach, Dawn Lundy Martin, Drew Krewer, Duriel E. Harris, EC Crandall, Eileen Myles, Eli Clare, Ely Shipley, Emerson Whitney, Eric Karin, Fabian Romero, Gr Keer, HR Hegnauer, J. Rice, j/j hastain, Jaime Shearn Coan, Jake Pam Dick, Jen (Jay) Besemer, Jenny Johnson, John Wieners, Joy Ladin, Julian Talamantez Brolaski, kari edwards, Kit Yan, Laura Neuman, Lilith Latini, Lizz Bronson, Lori Selke, Max Wolf Valerio, Meg Day, Micha Cárdenas, Monica / Nico Peck, Natro, Oliver Bendorf, Reba Overkill, Samuel Ace, Stacey Waite, Stephen Burt, TC Tolbert, Trace Peterson, Trish Salah, TT Jax, Y. Madrone, Yosmay del Mazo & Zoe Tuck
Creator
Tolbert, TC (co-editor)
Peterson, Trace (co-editor)
Publisher
Nightboat Books
Date
2013
Format
Anthology
Language
English
Type
Book
Citation
Tolbert, TC (co-editor) and Peterson, Trace (co-editor), “Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics,” An Archive of Trans Culture, accessed October 13, 2024, https://transcultural.oberlincollegelibrary.org/items/show/14.