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“i kept looking for a place to lay my head”: Queer Poetry

June 2025

A photo of a pillow on a bed next to a shelf with plants.

Photo by Joana Abreu on Unsplash.

This collection presents poetry by four Queer poets, translated from Indonesian, Taiwanese Mandarin, Hindi, and Turkish.

Photo by Nazrin Babashova on Unsplash.

Butterfly Brand

By Hendri Yulius Wijaya

In Hendri Yulius Wijaya’s lyrical meditation, the butterfly becomes a mirror for class, queerness, and kinship.

Translated from Indonesian by Edward Gunawan

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A painting of a waterfall surrounded by trees by André Giroux.

André Giroux, "Forest Interior with a Waterfall, Papigno," from the National Gallery of Art. Public domain.

The Falls

In Chen Poyu’s poem, we encounter a tug of conflicting desires to consume and be consumed cascading over boutique hotels, tourist lines, paper cups, and scenery.

Translated from Taiwanese Mandarin by Nicholas Wong

Multilingual

Photo of two yellow fruits on a tree with dark brown leaves.

Photo by Alex Mihu on Unsplash.

Sweet child, do not be as wise as your parents

By Kinshuk Gupta

A prose poem for Pride Month, brimming with tenderness, curiosity, and wonder for our surroundings by Kinshuk Gupta.

Translated from Hindi by Dyuti Mishra

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Image of a blue circular structure with linear shadows.

Photo by Joel Fulgencio on Unsplash.

mind the parameters you’ve been given

By küçük İskender

Experimental poems by küçük İskender, an essential poet, novelist, and anarchist from Istanbul’s underground queer scene of the past decades.

Translated from Turkish by Ayaz O. Muratoglu & Efe Murad

Multilingual