Some People Are Trains by Jackson Phoenix Nash
'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 ‘Some People Are Trains 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
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