Troubling the Line

Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics a collection of poetry by transgender and genderqueer writers, edited by TC Tolbert and Trace Peterson. The collection itself contains some of the works by 55 different poets along with a "poetics statement", a reflection by each poet that provides context for their work. The book was published in 2013 by Nightboat Books. The collection was reviewed by Stephanie Burt on Poetry Foundation's website. It has been called "the first-ever collection of poetry by trans and genderqueer poets." An earlier anthology, “Of Souls and Roles, Of Sex and Gender," was compiled by trans activist Rupert Raj between 1982 and 1991, but remains available only in manuscript form at The ArQuives: Canada's LGBQT2+ Archives and at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria.

Awards
The collection was a finalist for the Lambda Award in LGBT Anthology (2014).

Contributing Poets

 * Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán,
 * Amir Rabiyah
 * Ari Banias
 * Ariel Goldberg
 * Bo Luengsuraswat
 * CAConrad
 * Ching-In Chen
 * Cole Krawitz
 * D'Lo
 * David Wolach
 * Dawn Lundy Martin
 * Drew Krewer
 * Duriel E. Harris
 * EC Crandall
 * Eileen Myles
 * Eli Clare
 * Ely Shipley
 * Emerson Whitney
 * Fabian Romero
 * Gr Keer
 * HR Hegnauer
 * J. Rice
 * j/j hastain
 * Jaime Shearn Coan
 * Jake Pam Dick
 * Jen (Jay) Besemer
 * Jenny Johnson
 * John Wieners
 * Joy Ladin
 * Julia Talamantez Brolaski
 * kari edwards
 * Kit Yan
 * Laura Neuman
 * Lilith Latini
 * Lizz Bronson
 * Lori Selke
 * Max Wolf Valerio
 * Meg Day
 * Micha Cárdenas
 * Monica / Nico Peck
 * Natro
 * Oliver Bendorf
 * Reba Overkill
 * Samuel Ace
 * Stacey Waite
 * Stephanie Burt
 * TC Tolbert
 * Tim Trace Peterson
 * Trish Salah
 * TT Jax
 * Y. Madrone
 * Yosmay del Mazo
 * Zoe Tuck