Discover 'Transitory,' an impactful collection of elegies by Subhaga Crystal Bacon that poignantly memorializes 46 transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals tragically murdered in 2020 across the US and Puerto Rico. This award-winning book, recognized by the Isabella Gardner Award, offers a powerful voice grounded in protest and solidarity, highlighting the pressing issues surrounding gender identity and violence against the LGBTQIA+ community.

These evocative, epistolary poems serve as 'gleaned sketches' that aim to reconstruct the lives of those lost, presenting a deep exploration of personal and societal narratives. As a Queer elder reflecting on decades of historical change—from the post-Stonewall years of sexual liberation to the modern-day struggles against rising anti-trans and anti-Queer sentiments—Bacon's work offers both a historical context and a personal journey through gender identities and sexualities.

'Grounded in authenticity and vulnerability,' Transitory navigates themes of home, belonging, love, and safety in an often turbulent world. Dive into this trade paperback (ISBN: 9781950774968) released by BOA Editions in 2024, and witness the art of commemoration and reflection.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781950774968
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2024
Publisher: BOA Editions


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Grounded in protest and solidarity, Subhaga Crystal Bacon’s Isabella Gardner Award-winning Transitory is a collection of elegies memorializing 46 transgender and gender-nonconforming people murdered in the US and Puerto Rico in 2020.

Epistolary in nature, these commemorative poems are “gleaned sketches” attempting to reconstruct lives and deaths from the typically scarce information made available on the internet. Interspersed with the elegies are personal explorations of gender identities and sexualities from a Queer elder who has lived through the post-Stonewall years of sexual liberation, the second wave of feminism, and the recent rapid increases in awareness about gender and sexualities met almost equally with anti-trans and anti-Queer violence.

Seen through the lenses of whiteness and privilege from the last quarter of a lifetime, these poems navigate the desire to be at home in our bodies, to be loved and desired without danger, and most of all to live free, healthy, and welcome in the world we inhabit.