SOUTHPAW
My favorite chef, Kim Gordon
Slow bonds
The (loose needs of) other boys
Breath-reeking, cock-waving
masses of hair
Great heaving meat
Climb in boy like backseat
Rattle rattle in my chest
The animals move together
U crawl like a beetle
I go on worshipping
Hands, mouth, wherever
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MICHAEL CHANG (they/them) is the author of several collections of poetry, including BOYFRIEND PERSPECTIVE (Really Serious Literature, 2021), ALMANAC OF USELESS TALENTS (CLASH Books, 2022), & SYNTHETIC JUNGLE (Northwestern University Press, 2023). Tapped to edit Lambda Literary's Emerge anthology, their poems have been nominated for Best New Poets, Best of the Net, & the Pushcart Prize. They were awarded the Poetry Project's prestigious Brannan Prize in 2021, & serve as a poetry editor at the acclaimed journal Fence.
twitter: @mchangpoet
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