imogen smith
@imogenxtian.bsky.social
RAW & ZERO (Nightboat ‘26) + STEMMY THINGS (Nightboat Books ‘22) 🖤 transsexual punk poet garden goth 🖤 she///they
my second book, raw & zero, is out May 5 from Nightboat Books • i’m so proud of it, & can’t wait to share w y’all! • Preorder >>> nightboat.org/book/raw-zero/
January 20, 2026 at 12:03 AM
my second book, raw & zero, is out May 5 from Nightboat Books • i’m so proud of it, & can’t wait to share w y’all! • Preorder >>> nightboat.org/book/raw-zero/
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It's Trans Awareness Week, so drink lots of coffee
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It's Trans Awareness Week, so drink lots of coffee
LA this is tonight! 7:30 doors & a big gay lineup—come say 💋
July 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
LA this is tonight! 7:30 doors & a big gay lineup—come say 💋
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Explore your villain era, obsession, vox vocation, dreams, beginnings, endings and more in these workshops with @joankwonglass.bsky.social, Anthony Thomas Lombardi, @imogenxtian.bsky.social, alma valdez-garcia and @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social! Register at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
June 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Explore your villain era, obsession, vox vocation, dreams, beginnings, endings and more in these workshops with @joankwonglass.bsky.social, Anthony Thomas Lombardi, @imogenxtian.bsky.social, alma valdez-garcia and @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social! Register at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
THIS SUNDAY april 27 ‘25 • Beloveds! Come thru for what’s likely my last reading in NYC for a bit—it’d mean a lot to see you (& WHAT A FREAKIN’ LINEUP) i couldn’t imagine a better send off than this! MOOD RING SUNDAY 7pm i’m reading first
💋💋💋🔥🔥🔥🪻🪻🪻
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April 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
THIS SUNDAY april 27 ‘25 • Beloveds! Come thru for what’s likely my last reading in NYC for a bit—it’d mean a lot to see you (& WHAT A FREAKIN’ LINEUP) i couldn’t imagine a better send off than this! MOOD RING SUNDAY 7pm i’m reading first
💋💋💋🔥🔥🔥🪻🪻🪻
💋💋💋🔥🔥🔥🪻🪻🪻
If yr in NYC tonight, come thru!!!
March 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If yr in NYC tonight, come thru!!!
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It is impossible to separate LGB and T history, especially the further back you go. I wrote this for the Digital Transgender Archive a few years ago, thought it would be good to re-up today www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/learn/LGBTHi...
LGB and/or T History - Digital Transgender Archive
www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net
February 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It is impossible to separate LGB and T history, especially the further back you go. I wrote this for the Digital Transgender Archive a few years ago, thought it would be good to re-up today www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/learn/LGBTHi...
come thru for Alma’s yap y’all!
Join us on Monday, March 10th for our next Yawp featuring poet alma valdez-garcia who will lead a workshop inspired by their upcoming online workshop, "Can I Be a Nature Poem? Eco-Somatic Poetics and Ritual-Making." Learn more at https://mailchi.mp/brooklynpoets/yawp-31025-with-alma-valdez-garcia
February 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
come thru for Alma’s yap y’all!
SUNDAY FEB 16 8PM 🇵🇸 www.eventbrite.com/e/poets-for-...
February 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
SUNDAY FEB 16 8PM 🇵🇸 www.eventbrite.com/e/poets-for-...
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LRTs: this essay 1) provides a brief history of how gender-affirming care for trans adults & youth came to be 2) debunks the most common anti-trans talking points & tactics 3) provides a list of over 100 studies & reviews showing how established this field is:
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation…
NOTE: this essay is a 15 minute read. If it’s listed as longer than that, it’s because it contains a list of over 100 references at the…
juliaserano.medium.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
LRTs: this essay 1) provides a brief history of how gender-affirming care for trans adults & youth came to be 2) debunks the most common anti-trans talking points & tactics 3) provides a list of over 100 studies & reviews showing how established this field is:
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
Life & death are a multiplicity of gateways w many faces—an articulation that popped into my head while waiting for the L on my 43rd bday ✨
January 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Life & death are a multiplicity of gateways w many faces—an articulation that popped into my head while waiting for the L on my 43rd bday ✨
today is my birthday ♒️ i am a 43 year old transsexual & i am alive
January 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
today is my birthday ♒️ i am a 43 year old transsexual & i am alive
today @ 4pm ~ Ridgewood
January 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
today @ 4pm ~ Ridgewood
♾️ Nikki Giovanni ♾️
December 10, 2024 at 5:30 PM
♾️ Nikki Giovanni ♾️
hi friends ~ reading here tonight @ 8 ~ come thru for benefit, artists, djs 🇵🇸
December 6, 2024 at 5:12 PM
hi friends ~ reading here tonight @ 8 ~ come thru for benefit, artists, djs 🇵🇸
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since all the "gender critical"/TERFs are migrating here, thought I'd share this primer explaining their history, dissecting their beliefs, & debunking their talking points. no-paywall links, pls share!
Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c...
Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...
Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c...
Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...
A “Gender Critical” and “TERF” Primer
for readers trying to make sense of “feminists versus transgender activists” debates
juliaserano.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:30 PM
since all the "gender critical"/TERFs are migrating here, thought I'd share this primer explaining their history, dissecting their beliefs, & debunking their talking points. no-paywall links, pls share!
Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c...
Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...
Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c...
Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...
might i suggest that the best way to decolonize yr thanksgiving is by not celebrating it 🔻✨
November 29, 2024 at 12:18 AM
might i suggest that the best way to decolonize yr thanksgiving is by not celebrating it 🔻✨
just signed a contract for my second book y’all!
November 26, 2024 at 1:11 AM
just signed a contract for my second book y’all!
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No matter where you are in your trans-ness, if you are feeling despair, I cannot recommend enough engaging with the writings and histories of our elders who lived our lives before the 21st Century. It is both not as dark as you think and tougher than you think. And it will give you something.
November 21, 2024 at 7:07 AM
No matter where you are in your trans-ness, if you are feeling despair, I cannot recommend enough engaging with the writings and histories of our elders who lived our lives before the 21st Century. It is both not as dark as you think and tougher than you think. And it will give you something.
Poets for a Free Palestine 🇵🇸 10 / 26 8pm 🇵🇸 @ the Poetry Project 🇵🇸
October 25, 2023 at 3:11 AM
Poets for a Free Palestine 🇵🇸 10 / 26 8pm 🇵🇸 @ the Poetry Project 🇵🇸
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39-year-old Palestinian artist Heba Zagout was killed with her two young children in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza on Friday, October 13.
Gaza Artist Killed With Her Children in Israeli Airstrike
The 39-year-old artist had two young boys and worked at a public school.
hyperallergic.com
October 16, 2023 at 10:27 PM
39-year-old Palestinian artist Heba Zagout was killed with her two young children in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza on Friday, October 13.