She was a virgin goddess of many things- nature, young girls, childbirth, the moon, the hunt- and I wanted to explore how the queer aroace identity would interact with and affect the other iconic elements of her. My latest collection, Goddess of The Hunt, is about the Greek Goddess Artemis and her aromantic-asexual identity. Very different vibe from soft in the middle! How much I miss my late grandparents, how I struggled with feeling like I didn’t belong in my family and in my religion(s), and shamelessly, honestly, exposing how difficult it is to navigate familial relationships especially between me and my parents.
My second collection, sunfish, is a collection of poems exclusively about my family. It also deals with body image issues and fat positivity. It was my first experience with writing about my queerness and feelings for a girl. My first collection, soft in the middle, is based around a breakup I went through where the lines between friendship and romantic relationship were really, really blurred. Q1: Introduce new readers to your poetry. Their poetry has always been such a great inspiration for me so check it out if you also love heartbreaking but powerful words full of emotions that will make you feel less alone. And what better way to restart than sharing a friend’s work over here? It’s my pleasure to have Shelby Eileen interviewed at Bibliosapphic. After almost eight months on hiatus, I’m finally trying to bring this blog back.
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