Live Zoom reading of my chapbook *VOIDGAZING* (gender + technology + queer online life) on **May 1, 6pm CST**.

🔗 https://www.redrosethorns.com/event-details/a-live-reading-of-voidgazing-by-mk-zariel

Expect:
→ “every social feed” doomscroll poetry
→ group chats as panopticon
→ trying on genders like outfits
→ parasocial chosen family
→ “get loved, loser—get absolutely fucking treasured”

I’ll be reading the full book (9 poems).

If you’ve ever felt too online / not real enough / or both at once, this is for you.

#poetry #transpoetry #queerpoetry #digitalculture #reading

A Live Reading of Voidgazing by mk zariel | redrosethorns.com

Join 'A Live Reading of Voidgazing by mk zariel' for an evening of poetry exploring the insurgent and tender. Don't miss this online event!

redrosethorns.com

internalized transphobia fucking sucks

long poem in thread -->
#poetry #poetryOfResistance #transPoetry

my second book DIFFERENT WITH HIM is out 💖🏳️‍⚧️

a poetry collection about haphazard masculinities, belonging, and loving genders + genres in flux.

these poems are late-night texts for trans boys reinventing the world at 1 a.m., cis boys who could use reinvention, and the subcultures that shape us.

📖 https://www.rockwoodpress.com/bookstore/p/different-with-him

ISBN included—request it at your library!
dms open for events + collabs

#TransPoetry #QueerLit #PoetryBook #NewBook

Different With Him: Poems by mk zariel — Rockwood Press

From classic inner-voice scenes to an overly dramatic debate at an anarchist convergence, this chapbook describes the ephemera of a transmasculine adolescence, the joys and failings of homosociality, and the experiences that negate and reinvent us.

Rockwood Press

🖤✊ Black Friday = capitalist toxicity. Today’s #ItchCreatorDay sends 100 % of sales to queer, trans, disabled creators. My store is 50 % off: cheapest zine < $1, popular < $3, all queer poetry ≤ $20. Support indie art, not corporate greed.

#Anarchist #mutualaid #TransPoetry #Discordian #GremlinEnergy https://itch.io/s/167957/black-friday-creator-day-2025

Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by mk zariel

A bundle by mk zariel, $19.75 for 14 games

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Allēna performed a very vulnerable piece tonight at Poet’s Monday.

This is called “body politics.” Here is the performance.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRdp_4VCQts/?igsh=MWdkYnRmM2prZHMxMg==

-Australis, he/him, hello, I’m new.

#ourpoetry #queerpoet #transpoet #transpoetry

Lazarus Halliwell (probably gaily horsing around) on Instagram: "Allēna performed a very vulnerable piece tonight at Poet's Monday. This is "body politics." -Australis, he/him, hello, I'm new."

In "Body Politics", Allēna takes the stage to share a deeply personal and introspective poem. With raw emotion and vulnerability, they explore the complexities of identity, love, and loss, and the ongoing search for self. Through their words, they invite us to confront our own struggles and find strength in the beauty of creative expression. This powerful performance is a testament to the healing power of art and the importance of embracing our true selves.

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