This selection, chosen by guest editor JJ Rowan, is from space neon neon space by luna rey hall, released by Variant Lit in 2022.
definition
non1-binary2
¹ not of the importance implied; considerate.
i am of that last word implied. who could ask
for sea-salt; only to be given the entire sea?
² something having two parts; a notation of
how one presents in the body when the body
is handed over to the system. the system
a body in it of itself. i wash my feet
in the sea, spread my toes from the sand,
tiny crystals of salt all shimmer in the current.
luna rey hall is a queer trans writer. they are the author of four books including the upcoming novella-in-verse the patient routine (Brigids Gate Press, 2023). her poems have appeared in The Florida Review, The Rumpus, & Raleigh Review, among others.
JJ Rowan (they/them) is a queer nonbinary writer and dancer. Their poems, not-poems, and interactive performances have appeared in the tiny, Dream Pop Journal, 45th Parallel, and at the SMOL Fair and the Splinter Collective’s Interrupted by Trains, among others. Their most recent chapbook is a simple verb (Bloof Books). They are on the editorial team at just femme & dandy. You can sign up for their newsletter, actual motion, at their website.
