Assaracus Issue 30: A Journal of Gay and Queer Poetry (PRE-ORDERS NOW SHIPPING)

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Assaracus 30
A Journal of Gay and Queer Poetry
October 2026
ISBN: 979-8-950353-13-0
ISSN: 2159-0478
180 Pages
Cover photo by Cash
Publication Date: October 22, 2026

Key words: Gay poetry; Queer poetry; LGBTQ+ literature; Contemporary poetry; Gay writers; Queer writers; LGBTQ+ poets; Independent publishing; Literary journal; Queer resistance; Unapologetically queer; Queer as fuck; Literary troublemakers; Gay liberation; Your comfort is not our priority

Issue 30 of Assaracus: A Journal of Gay and Queer Poetry brings together emerging, established, and elder voices across generations, geographies, and experiences. The issue features substantial portfolios by Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, Guillermo Filice Castro, Brody Parrish Craig, Dylan & Ethan Richmond, Steven Riel, Randi M. Romo, D. A. Schorr, Robert Siek, Daniel Nathan Terry, Isaiah Vianese, and Emanuel Xavier, along with special contributions from Jerry Wheeler, Gavin Dillard, Ian Young, and the Library of Homosexual Congress. Together, their work captures the range, urgency, history, humor, desire, and possibility of gay and queer poetry today. Published by Sibling Rivalry Press.

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER TITLE. Titles generally ship one week before their publication date. This title's publication date is October 22, 2026.