Cheers, queers, and welcome to the very first Special Edition episode of the Trans and Caffeinated podcast. Today, I have the unique honor of sharing with you the words and stories of six trans and gender non-conforming poets.

Spoken word poetry is one of my absolute favorite art forms. It is uniquely powerful in that it conveys meaning and emotion both through the text itself, as well as the intonation, inflection, punctuation, and feeling that that author provides in their reading.

These poets have spent years developing their craft, and I encourage you to tip each of today’s performers using the payment handles in the info section below.

PAYMENT INFO

Jeslyn Jacob Randall: @sapphirexsparks (Venmo)

Petal McNaughton: @Lillianmcn (Venmo), $Lillianmcn (CashApp)

Myles Taylor: @mylesemtaylor (Venmo), $MLEtaylor (CashApp)

Ness Doughty: @Ness-Doughty-1 (Venmo), $nesspie (Cashapp)

Joey Matt DiPeri: Paypal.me/JoJoMah, $J0w0ey (CashApp)

Yaz: @pjtadross091796 (Venmo)

SOCIAL:

Jeslyn Jacob Randall: @sapphirexsparks

Petal McNaughton: @Coffeepot.lilies (IG)

Myles Taylor: @mylesdoespoems (IG)

Ness Doughty: @queernaturalist (IG)

Joey Matt DiPeri: @NoraQRosa (Twitter)

Yaz:  @yasminet1996 (IG)

CREDITS

Closing Music: Helena Dryjanski (she/they). You can follow them on Instagram and Bandcamp.

Sound editor + Intro Music: Joey DiPeri (she/her). You can follow her on Twitter @NoraQRosa. You can also follow her band Fempathy on Facebook, Twitter, and Bandcamp.