Sunday, September 12, 2021

backstage drama by Lori A Minor

backstage drama
a jealous girl’s effort
to bust me for drugs




Lori A Minor, editor of #FemkuMag, ubu., and Otoroshi Journal, is a queer, chronically ill poet who uses writing to heal from trauma. She was shortlisted for the Touchstone Award (2017, 2019) and selected for A New Resonance 12. Lori is the author of five chapbooks, including Recycled Virgin.
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