This week on Commonplace, we're joined by poet Kyrsten Hodge, author of the zines Missladyma’amwoman and Appalachian Transsexual. She has spent most of her adult life in Huntington, but this summer (this weekend, even) she is making a major move to Chicago. In our conversation, we talk about the search for a place she can feel safe in as a transwoman, how she thinks living in Chicago will transform or influence her poems, and how great it will be to have better access to concerts and arthouse movies. We also talk about how Huntington and DIY community has shaped her creative work, and how the live performance of a poem could influence her process in the writing stage. You can add her on BlueSky or Instagram.
