Fourteen Poems Issue 13

Our two cents: This small queer publishing house has established a beautiful way of showcasing both lesser known queer poets and queer lives through the medium of poetry. Allowing readers to consume a wide array of poetry styles and queer themes and potentially finding their favourite new up and coming poet! 

 

We’re so excited about the new issue of fourteen poems, featuring 14 snapshots of queer life from across the globe. With award winning poets alongside never-before-published writers, we hope you love this issue as much as we do.

These poems look at such a wide array of topics: online flirting, gender questioning, hope in the face of dark times, sex and love, and what our childhood crushes have to say about us now.

In this issue, there’s John McCullough writing in his trademark surreal style about optimism, Hetty Cliss using emojis to depict digital interactions, Titilayo Farukuoye using a slowly disintigrating form to dissect gender expectations, and So Mayer queering the concept of romance through language and imagery. And many more exciting poems.

We can’t wait for you to read these! Here are our latest fourteen poems:

The Long Jumper’s Diary by John McCullough

Body Counts by William Ward Butler

NO WORRIES IF NOT :) BY Hetty Cliss

lop— by Toby Campion

Free Bleed by Titilayo Farukuoye

freestyle by Jo Morris Dixon

Between the Superdrug Aisles by Stuart Charlesworth

belly as dirty/sacred word by Elizabeth Gibson

Somewhere in my parents’ attic is a homemade compilation VHS of Danny from MTV’s The Real World: New Orleans by Rich Ware

Beauty by André Le Mont Wilson

jardim da estrela (garden of stars) by Alexander Leon

THE LOVE OF MY LIFE IS A HAUNTED HOUSE WITH A PICKET FENCE by Kayleigh Jayshree

Where are you FROM from? PART 1 by Arun Jeetoo

epithalamium by So Mayer