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REFUSAL I miss church. Mostly for the performance. INSIGHT Hip Hop was my first love, and it didn’t love me back. POETRY I will not die, I promise you this. Even if the bruise /
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"Eulogy: Tron Blue," "You would've hated your funeral," and "About Kam"
You've got to shout for something.
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"Break up with your gender, I’m bored" and "Shot Number 1"
turns blue and creates a pretty palace on my skin, on the other side /
of that flesh wall I am becoming my own best man.
KB Brookins
KB Brookins is a Black queer and trans writer, cultural worker, and artist from Texas. KB’s chapbook, HOW TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF WITH A WOUND, won the Saguaro Poetry Prize, a Writer’s League of Texas Discovery Prize, and a Stonewall Honor Book Award. Their debut poetry collection, FREEDOM HOUSE, won the American Library Association Barbara Gittings Literature Award. KB’s debut memoir, PRETTY, releases on May 28, 2024 with Alfred A. Knopf.
