@jessipurdy

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Shooting Stars and Origami Swans is a raw, unfiltered look at my trans experience. At a time when trans voices are under attack, our stories must be heard.

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#QueerVoices #Poetry #LGBTQVoices #QueerPoetry #Trans #LGBTQ

Shooting Stars and Origami Swans: Sharing My Transgender Experience As An Act of Resistance

This collection is my attempt to offer a window into the emotional reality of the trans experience, specifically my trans experience.

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Love is vast. Love is infinite.

Glass Hearts & Broken Pedestals explores love beyond labels—emotional connection, intimacy, and the courage to love on our own terms.

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#LoveBeyondLabels #Asexual #QueerRomance #Poetry #LGBTQVoices #QueerPoetry #LGBTQ

Glass Hearts & Broken Pedestals: Love Unbound

"Glass Hearts & Broken Pedestals" emerged from my desire to explore my romantic experiences as a panromantic, asexual, transwoman.

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Some poems whisper. Some scream.

Published in 2017, Tantrums and Tempests was born from frustration—watching hard-won rights threatened, seeing injustice ignored. Poetry is power, and this collection is my call to action.

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#PoliticalPoetry #Poetry #LGBTQVoices

Tantrums and Tempests: Poetry as Activism

"Tantrums and Tempests" remains tragically relevant. It reminds us that progress is never guaranteed, that rights once won can be lost.

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Healing isn’t just about big transformations—it’s about small, quiet moments where magic, joy, and peace are rediscovered. The poetry in Captured Moments is about those moments.

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#SelfAcceptance #MindfulMoments #Poetry #LGBTQVoices #MentalHealthMatters

Some books demand to be written. Dive Bars & Empty Glasses wasn’t planned—it emerged from raw necessity.

This collection captures moments of addiction, despair, and longing. It's a reminder that survival is possible.

https://zurl.co/lE0Q3

#MentalHealthMatters #Poetry #LGBTQVoices

Dive Bars & Empty Glasses: Finding Light in the Darkness

As an activist, I recognize that breaking the silence around mental health and addiction is a necessary part of creating change.

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As a Queer author and activist, my poetry is many things.

A celebration of Queerness
A reminder that joy can be found every
A celebration of love

A form of resistance and defiance
A calling in
A call to action

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#Poetry #LGBTQVoices #QueerPoetry #Trans #LGBTQ

The role of poetry in Jessica Jaymes Purdy's activism.

My poetry serves as both a mirror reflecting my personal experiences and truths and a window through which others can glimpse perspectives

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“The spirit of Dr. King is nonviolence. And nonviolence is not just a posture, it’s a mindset. For us, we define it as a love-centered way of thinking, speaking, acting and engaging that leads to personal, cultural and societal transformation.” - Bernice King

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Bernice King on MLK Day coinciding with Trump inauguration: ‘It reminds us of King’s spirit’

The coincidence that Martin Luther King Jr.

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