A mimic poem based on the fantastic My Lover is a Woman (https://poets.org/poem/my-lover-woman) by Pat Parker, an influential pioneer of the American civil, women's and gay rights movements circa the 1970's. My version is based on my personal life.

Get through this

A piece inspired by children's fables, often used to convey complex wisdom into understandable ideas for younger people. The story of a rather gender confused Gerbil whose internal conflict is helped along by an interesting cast of creatures.

Gender & the Gerbil

Modern fantasy interpretation of the modern issue that many trans individuals face from medical gatekeeping and one possible solution to it.

Late night appointment in the industrial park

TW: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence


Long poem on coming to terms with a traumatic event in my life with a hopeful spin.

I am (not) a Heroine

Poem about the struggles of voice training as a Transfeminine individual.

Voiced

CW: Body changes


Poetic thoughts on the changes my body has gone through on HRT.

Poppy seeds

CW: Internalised Transphobia


Ruminations on my dead name and my shifting relationship to it.

CW: Death, Suicide. 


Written in response to the death of a friend of mine who we lost to suicide.

Death name

An exploration in form and nostalgia, mimicking a simple sewing pattern.

Don't take

CW: Dysphoria, mental illness


A pair poem in the vein of "The Wasteland" (T.S. Eliot) exploring the very real wasteland of my adolescent into adulthood journey combined with my transition.

I am she // The hope

A romanticisation of computer vision, inspired by my past as a Computer science student.

abigabi

Selected work