H. Melt

There are trans people here in the past, the present, and the future. H. Melt's writing centers the deep care, love, and joy within trans communities. This poetry collection describes moments of resistance in queer and trans history as catalysts for movements today. It honors trans ancestors and contemporary activists, artists, and writers fighting for trans liberation. There Are Trans People Here is a testament to the healing power of community and the beauty of trans people, history, and culture.

There Are Trans People Here

How do you imagine trans liberation while living in a cis world? On My Way To Liberation follows a gender nonconforming body moving through the streets of Chicago. From the sex shop to the farmers market, the family dinner table to the bookstore, trans people are everywhere, though often erased. Writing towards a trans future, H. Melt envisions a world where trans people are respected, loved and celebrated every day.

On My Way to Liberation

Subject to Change is an anthology celebrating the work of five poets who are unapologetically trans. Featuring poetry and interviews, this collection is a testament to the power of trans poets speaking to one another-about family, race, class, disability, religion, and the body.

Trans Poetry & Conversation

Subject to Change

The Plural, The Blurring is a collection of poems and essays that critically celebrate Chicago’s queer and trans communities. This book is one of the first to focus on Chicago from a trans perspective and document the city's modern-day queer culture. It looks intimately at the lives of artists, writers, and activists who frequent queer and trans spaces—the closing bars, our rallies, marches, protests, and honors those who’ve passed away. The Plural, The Blurring dramatically shifts away from normative trans narratives and the call for assimilation from the mainstream LGBT movement. Instead, it unapologetically carves out a pathway in the field of transgender literature that is personal and political, combining the traditions of both queer and Chicago writing.

"Magnificent and daring Trans Poet H. Melt provides documents, poems, journeys, Transtories. Groundbreaking." - Juan Felipe Herrera, the US Poet Laureate

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