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*Works at the Poetry Foundation: The author, Noa, is a central part of the poetry community. She currently serves as the Public Programs Manager at Poetry Foundation.

*Disability advocacy: The author identifies as echodeviant (“trans poet with hearing aids”), and has been recognized regionally for their advocacy work. 

*Poetic lineage: The author works in the tradition of homophonic translation (the author emphasizes “homo” and “trans”) and New Narrative. 

*Queer interventions: Sex, body, politics, gossip and literature all coexist—and challenge one another—on the page.