BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:207400@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260827T095151Z DTSTART:20260904T190000Z DTEND:20260904T210000Z SUMMARY:TRANS-SPLENDOR: Community Book Launch! meTamorphosis x Two Lines Press DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us at TRANS-SPLENDOR\\, a community boo k launch of Splendor: Trans Poets\\, a new collection showcasing the brea dth of work of five international trans poets. Imaginative\\, confrontati onal\\, funny\\, and sensual\\, Two Lines Press is thrilled to bring thei r fresh perspectives to an English-reading audience. In celebration of Sp lendor\\, Two Lines Press is supporting bookstore-organized reading serie s to uplift trans voices and meTamorphosis is ecstatic to collaborate wit h them! Part book launch\\, part community event\\, TRANS-SPLENDOR is an opportunity to build international trans solidarity through poetry. We ar e grateful to host a lineup of local community organizers reading poems f rom Splendor\\, with opening performances by Windafire and Sue Flay-Munro e. Splendor will be available for purchase during the event!\\nAbout Sple ndor: Trans Poets:\\nIntroducing readers to five trans and nonbinary poet s\\, Splendor is an ode to queer bodies\\, with previously unpublished tr anslations from Argentina\\, Denmark\\, Korea\\, Norway\\, and Quebec. Fr om the irreverent and irresponsible to the quiet and meditative\\, these poems decentralize our ideas of trans experience and poetics.\\nSplendor presents a sliver of the wide possibilities of what trans literature can offer. This is trans literature that transcends borders and binaries in o rder to engage with a messy world. As Camila Sosa Villada writes\\, “Le t us keep loving one another in this swamp of contradictions.”\\nAbout Windafire and Sue-Flay:\\nWindafire is a musician\\, healer\\, spirituali st\\, and storyteller. They draw upon folktales\\, myths\\, and oral hist ory to connect our shared humanity. They are a Co-Founder of Black Dream Escape which is a therapeutic arts practice for Black and Indigenous peop le. Windafire has an album out with Black Dream Escape called All This Be auty which is on all platforms.\\nSue Flay-Munroe is a rising PGH Princes s in the Haus of Munroe. Captivating audiences with her big hair\\, clean mug\\, humor\\, and musicalty\\, Sue Flay brings the epitome of Black dr ag to every stage. Sue Flay’\\;s performances remind us to never let the world get you down and continue with your greatest passions!\\nAbout Two Lines Press &\\; meTamorphosis:\\nCreated by White Whale’\\; s events coordinator\\, Amari Onyx\\, meTamorphosis is a local queer & \\; trans led event series committed to uplifting emerging LGBTQ+ writers by curating inclusive community readings in Pittsburgh\\, PA. meTamorpho sis celebrates queer &\\; trans people’\\;s commitment to ongoing transformation and embracing change to become who they know themselves t o be.\\nAmari Onyx is a Black trans poet &\\; artist based in Pittsbur gh\\, PA. Poetry\\, art\\, and community sustain his existence\\, which i nspired the creation of meTamorphosis in 2024. His work has appeared in B lack Warrior Review and The Shade Journal and is set to appear in Obsidia n: Literature &\\; Arts in the African Diaspora and Callaloo. Amari is an editor working within\\, across\\, and between genres for 3 Sisters j ournal. He is a proud trans vogue fem.\\nTwo Lines Press is an award-winn ing press committed to publishing daring and original literature in trans lation in striking editions. Two Lines Press specializes in exceptional n ew writing and overlooked classics that have never been translated into E nglish. Much of the most exciting literary work is being done by diverse and traditionally underrepresented voices. Two Lines Press is committed t o championing diversity in the languages\\, translators\\, and authors th at they publish. They have published authors and translators from Indones ia\\, Suriname\\, Mauritius\\, Chile\\, Malaysia\\, Cameroon\\, and beyon d\\, expanding the geography of literature available in English.\\nhttps: //www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/pittsburgh/events/trans-splendo r-community-book-launch-metamorphosis-x-two-lines-press-2026-09-04 LOCATION:Pittsburgh URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/pittsburgh/events/trans-splendor-community-book-launch-metamorphosis-x-two-lines-press-2026-09-04 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR