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Some People Are Trains

Jackson Phoenix Nash author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bad Betty Press

Published:2nd Jul '24

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'you need to be a warrior right now, especially in Wetherspoon’s where you’re slightly scared to take a piss and for comfort you search ‘Mudlarking’ on your phone, as you squat in the cubicle with one foot pressed hard against the door in case someone should come in and realise what you are.' Jackson Phoenix Nash is an essential new poetic voice. Funny, tragic, deeply lived, his poems snap you wide awake.

‘There is an artful balance of humour and melancholy that makes these poems into a gorgeously unforgettable experience for the reader. Jackson’s poetry embodies both trans joy and trans vulnerability in such a candid and heartfelt way that it leaves a beautiful mark on the mind.’ Golnoosh Nour; ‘This collection is essential reading: powerful, arresting, brave, heartbreaking and funny. Jackson's 'glissando' journey from 'geezerbird' through 'decomposing girlhood' and 'premature elation' to 'phoenix' is told with wry humour, deft imagery and open-hearted candour. It ought to be on every school syllabus.’ Maggie Butt

ISBN: 9781913268701

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

36 pages