Xena's Heart

Catullus 5 and 7 Reimagined

loose reimagining of my favourite Catullus poems, meant to be read together.

Jan 25 • 

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April 2024

A Femme Kind of Faith

Am I a dyke or am I the body of my ancestors, Why do I feel refused when I look in the mirror And wonder if I could scour the dusty records For a young…

Apr 3, 2024 • 

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November 2023

High Femme

How do lesbians have sex?

Nov 14, 2023 • 

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September 2023

Autumn

it was autumn and we planned the revolution.

Sep 13, 2023 • 

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April 2023

Summer.

It is summer and naturally it feels like the world is ending.

Apr 20, 2023 • 

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March 2023

A Letter to My Wife

inspired by 'A Few Words About My Wife' by Mayakovsky

Mar 28, 2023 • 

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Hadrian and Antinous

Two companion pieces inspired by the tragedy of Antinous. From my collection 'Love Through the Eyes of Myth'.

Mar 3, 2023 • 

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February 2023

Femme Rituals

Or my high femme way of getting ready for a date

Feb 15, 2023 • 

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January 2023

Love in the Image of my Ancestors

In another lifetime you braided my hair before bed, reverent fingers taking a lock and bringing it to loving lips, And in another lifetime you looked…

Jan 17, 2023 • 

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Always Femme

It soothes me to know that even now, Young as I am (but not that young - we all grow up too fast and bury Children in ourselves) And with the camp bars…

Jan 5, 2023 • 

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Poetry and Prose

Laying the heart out bloody and raw

Jan 5, 2023 • 

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Coming soon

This is Xena's Heart, a newsletter about poetry and prose about love, identity, culture and a melancholy for what was.

Jan 3, 2023 • 

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