“feathering, or // on not feeling queer enough in queer spaces”
Collaborators’ Q&A: ArtistMichele L’Heureux: The title of the poem resonated with me immediately, as I often have the experience of not feeling queer enough in queer spaces. Also, I happen to be obsessed with birds. Poet Livia Meneghin: I adore Michele’s response to the poem, and can really feel the character of the little gray bird behind all the bluebirds. I feel now that my poem really has a narrative, which I am grateful for because the poem originated from my own story.
Poet Livia Meneghin (she/her) is the author of Honey in My Hair. She has won fellowships and awards from Breakwater Review, The Room Magazine, the Academy of American Poets, the Writers’ Room of Boston, and elsewhere. Michele L’Heureux is an artist, designer, and curator based in Providence, RI. She is obsessed with birds.