charles theonia


  • poems
  • criticism + conversations
  • editing

If a Piece Falls of the Poem, Keep It, 2023


a Belladonna* chaplet



some poems online





"I Fell to the Earth Mouth First" – Archway Editions


Excerpts from Normal Girls – Small Press Traffic


"Mouth Weather," Open Hours," and "Truth Game" – The Brooklyn Rail


Excerpt from Gay Heaven Is a Dance Floor but I Can't Relax - Black Warrior Review


"What Is Glitter?," "Lily Pad," and "Earthly Reasons" – Tagvverk


"The Color of Joy is Pink" – Guts Magazine


"Are You Hearing It Now" – Social Text


"Ocean Hallway" and "Self Timer / You Peek Out" – The Feelings Journal


"Clear Weather," "2003," and "1989" – Women & Performance


"Light Study in One Breath," "The People's Beach," and "Big Heat" – Triangle House Review





and in print





Oversound Issue Seven


We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics (Nightboat Books)


Brooklyn Poets Anthology (Brooklyn Arts Press)



collaborations



Queer Heaven is a Dance Floor, but I Can't Relax




a zine with Shaina Yang, 2019



Saw Palmettos




an art book with Container Press, 2018