Julian Talamantez Brolaski

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Julian  Talamantez  Brolaski’s  most  recent  book  is  Of  Mongrelitude  (Wave  Books,  2017),  which  was  recently  shortlisted  for  a  Lambda  Literary  Award  for  Transgender  Poetry.  It  is  also  the  author  of  Advice  for  Lovers  (City  Lights  2012)  and  Gowanus  Atropolis  (Ugly  Duckling  Presse  2011),  coediter  of  NO  GENDER:  Reflections  on  the  Life  &  Work  of  kari  edwards,  as  well  as  lead  singer  and  rhythm  guitarist  for  the  Brooklyn-based  Juan  &  the  Pines  and  Oakland-based  The  Western  Skyline.    Julian  is  currently  at  work  on  The  Apache  Pollen  Path (forthcoming  from  University  of  New  Mexico  Press)  with  its  grandmother,  Inés  Talamantez.  It  maintains  a  blog  of  handwritten  poems  here.