Dear Readers, In 2026, this country doesn’t want us to exist. We have lost many in the face of this cruelty. I hope that those of us who are still here can find ways to hold and help each other survive. Poetry and art are life-giving, saying that we are here and insisting that our […]
Ren Wilding
Ren Wilding (they/them) is a trans, queer, neurodivergent poet. They are the author of Trans Artifacts: Bones Between My Teeth (Porkbelly Press, 2026) and Trans Archeology (Lily Poetry Review, 2027). Their work appears in Braving the Body (Harbor Editions), Meat for Tea, Nixes Mate, Palette Poetry, and elsewhere. They were a finalist for Lily Poetry Review’s Paul Nemser Prize, are a two-time Pushcart nominee, and are co-curator of the Words Like Blades reading series. They hold an MA in Literature and Gender Studies from the University of Missouri and live in St. Louis.