Cat Fitzpatrick Brings Trans Narratives to Classical Iambic Pentameter
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Sabrina Imbler
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Summary
An article profiling poet and editor Cat Fitzpatrick, who reimagines Plato's Symposium through a trans lens, writing about trans experiences in iambic pentameter. The piece explores her work blending classical poetic forms with contemporary trans narratives, and discusses her role at Littlepuss Press in publishing trans literature.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAlthough Plato's symposiasts are rather queer, at least in the Grecian way, none of them are trans.
Luckily, poet and Littlepuss Press editor Cat Fitzpatrick offers a very trans symposium.
Like many dinner parties, the Symposium is famously crashed by a drunken guy (Alcibiades) who derails the conversation but is, at least, quite entertaining.
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