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Transgender Poetry is a term that refers to poetic pieces authored by a trans-poet or a poem that expresses a perspective from a transgender person’s point of view.

History
One of the earliest instances of Transgender poetry is a writing from French poet Kalonymus ben Kalonymus. "Prayer for Transformation" is a selection from the poem "Even Bohan" and various editions of this poem emerged as early as the 15th century. Kalonymus writes how they are upset at the fact that they were born a man. The author expresses their want to become a woman. Historians believe this to be the earliest recorded poem that deals with the subject of gender dysphoria.

Historical Moments

 * Trace Peterson creates the United States' first transgender poetry course at Hunter College. (2015)
 * India's first government-funded Transgender poetry meet hosted by the Sahitya Akademi. This event was presided over by Manabi Bandyopadhyay a transgender writer and college principal. (2018)