This Saturday. I’ll be signing Still, We Are Sacred at the Rainbow Book Fair, Rebel Satori Press table. Bring your copy or grab one there. Come say hello. 2–3 PM The LGBT Center, NYC

Thank you for all the birthday love yesterday. I felt it. Grateful to still be here, still writing, still held by community. If you want to keep that love going, pick up Still, We Are Sacred, leave a review, share it, teach it, pass it on. That’s how the work lives.

It’s my birthday. Grateful to still be here. Still writing. Still becoming. Still, We Are Sacred: a.co/d/0hNs07S3

Rochester, I’m coming your way. I’ll be reading from Still We Are Sacred with Amanda Eke, youth poets, and music by TYES + Rochester Oratorio Society. June 11, 6 to 8:30 PM Highland Park Bowl Gift economy tickets ($0–$50). Registration helps: wab.org/event/flower... Bring your people.

It’s live. Watch A Poetic & Personal End To National Poetry Month now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYej... Take a moment, tune in, and let me know what resonates. Buy the book: a.co/d/03euKCSb Have a shot every time I say, "You Know!" LOL.

A clip from a recent reading of “Still, We Are Sacred”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuZs... Early five-star reviews are coming in, and I’m grateful. Birthday weekend (5/3). If you’ve been meaning to pick it up: www.amazon.com/Still-Are-Sa...

Closing out National Poetry Month with a poem from Still, We Are Sacred, now featured in Tulip Wolf Journal. This one is a tribute to our trans community. Read: www.tulipwolfjournal.com/post/poetry-... If it speaks to you, consider picking up the book, available wherever books are sold.

Join me at the Rainbow Book Fair for a special book signing I’ll be signing copies of Still, We Are Sacred Saturday, May 9 2:00–3:00 PM Rebel Satori Press table at the Rainbow Book Fair The LGBT Center, NYC Bring your copy or pick one up there. Books will be available for purchase.

Enter to win a FREE copy of “Still, We Are Sacred” courtesy of @eriegaynews.com

Still We Are Sacred sitting on the shelf alongside the journey—years of books, words, and becoming. And this candle? “Smells Like a Published Author.” I’ll take it.

Grateful for this review of “Still, We Are Sacred” from Out in Print: Queer Book Reviews. “His work has fire and heart, truth and beauty… most of all, it has an undeniable authority.” Thank you for seeing the work. Read the full review: outinprintblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/s...

Step and repeat moments from the Publishing Triangle Awards. While things were still coming together behind the scenes, the energy was already building out front. A beautiful start to the evening. Explore 700+ photos from the night: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCRF7F

Two book launches. One week. April 23 — Stonewall Visitor Center (NYC) In conversation with Jennie Livingston April 24 — Possible Futures (New Haven) With PRISM at SCSU Free events. If you RSVP’d — please show up. NYC: www.eventbrite.com/e/emanuel-xa... NHV: www.eventbrite.com/e/still-we-a...

Tonight’s the night. A true NYC literary moment. The Publishing Triangle Awards take over The New School—celebrating LGBTQ+ books, writers, and community. Be in the room or catch the livestream: newschool.zoom.us/j/91362613494 Free. Incredible presenters. Powerful books. Reception to follow.

Publishing Triangle Awards. April 16, 6:30 PM. The New School. Presenters include Charles Busch, Karen Finley, Patricia Spears Jones, and more—with Julie Enszer and JP Howard joining our esteemed list. Free. Reception to follow. RSVP: event.newschool.edu/the2026publi...

Publishing Triangle Awards. April 16, 6:30 PM. The New School. Presenters include Charles Busch, Karen Finley, Patricia Spears Jones, and more. Free. Reception to follow. Scan the QR or RSVP: share.google/wNgKOtMIRZdf...

Today, Still, We Are Sacred is out in the world. I started in 1997, self-publishing Pier Queen and selling books hand to hand. I almost walked away from poetry. This book exists because I didn’t. For anyone who’s ever felt like too much or not enough. a.co/d/0ePgvrlo www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkByB51F/

Still We Are Sacred briefly hit the top spots on Amazon’s New Release lists for LGBTQ+ Poetry and Hispanic American Poetry. From the margins to the algorithm. We move. Thank you to everyone supporting, sharing, and reading. a.co/d/04j5nHO0

Grateful for a beautiful afternoon at South Beach Library today. Thank you to everyone who showed up, shared, and made the poetry workshop such a powerful, community-centered space. Support your libraries and your librarians. Special thanks to NYPL and the Nuyorican Poets Café.

Special thanks to the Queer Writers at Queens College for inviting me in for a private preview reading of Still, We Are Sacred (out April 7, Rebel Satori Press). Grateful for the energy, the conversation, and this next generation of voices.

“Still, We Are Sacred” by Emanuel Xavier On Sale April 7, 2026 #emanuelxavier #queerpoetry #stillwearesacred #latinxpoetry #rebelsatoripress

Happy World Poetry Day. From the West Side Highway piers as a teen to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, poetry has been how I survived and kept going. Still, We Are Sacred out April 7. My most honest work yet. Pre-order: a.co/d/0eElpGph

New Haven, I’m coming your way. Join me for the CT release of Still, We Are Sacred at Possible Futures, April 24, 6:30 PM. Free. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/still-we-a...

Excited to see Still, We Are Sacred now up for preorder at Barnes & Noble ahead of its April 7 release. If you prefer ordering through B&N, you can grab your copy here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/still-we-a... Thank you for all the early support. It means a lot.

One of two new poems from my forthcoming collection, featured in the latest issue of Latin@ Literatures. www.latinoliteratures.org This poem was awarded second place in the 2025 Queer Poetry Prize at the Second Annual Collar City Pride Festival. Preorder the new book: a.co/d/09Yi3ccn

Two poems from my forthcoming collection Still, We Are Sacred are out now. Grateful to share them as the book gets ready to enter the world. Honored to be included in Latin@ Literatures, uplifting Latinx voices. Read: www.latinoliteratures.org If they move you, consider pre-ordering the book.

Finalists are out for the 38th Publishing Triangle Awards, honoring the best LGBTQ+ books of 2025 across ten categories. Winners will be announced April 16, 6:30 PM at The New School, hosted by Emanuel Xavier. Free, with reception and livestream. Finalists: publishingtriangle.org/2026/03/fina...

The finalists and special award recipients for the Publishing Triangle Awards have been announced. Join us to celebrate LGBTQ+ books and authors at the 2026 Publishing Triangle Awards on Thursday, April 16 at The New School. The event is free, but must RSVP. event.newschool.edu/the2026publi...

Thursday, April 23 6–8 PM Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center 51 Christopher Street, New York Books will be available for purchase from Bureau of General Services-Queer Division This is a private event and space is limited. RSVP required. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/emanuel-xa...

Community spaces matter. Libraries matter. Your voice matters. If you’re local, I hope you’ll register and join us. Let’s write, reflect, and build something meaningful together. www.silive.com/news/2026/03...

“Still, We Are Sacred” comes out exactly one month from today. If you can, please consider preordering. Early orders really help poetry and small presses. Amazon: a.co/d/08yaZbAF Rebel Satori Press: rebelsatori.com/product/stil...

Last of the three — and this one is all about performance. Spoken Word & Performance Energy Saturday, April 4, 2 PM • Stapleton Library Page to stage: rhythm, sound, delivery. Register: www.nypl.org/events/progr...

Deeply grateful to Pride Index for the continued love and support all these years. Community is everything. New interview on Still, We Are Sacred: www.prideindex.com/turning-surv...

New Haven — join me April 24 at Possible Futures Bookstore for the book release of Still, We Are Sacred. Featuring community voices from PRISM (SCSU). Sponsoring by Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation. Free + RSVP encouraged: www.eventbrite.com/e/still-we-a...

Three free National Poetry Month workshops with the Nuyorican Poets Café x NYPL. South Beach — March 30, 1 PM Todt Hill–Westerleigh — April 1, 2 PM Stapleton — April 4, 2 PM (flyer + link soon) Register: www.nypl.org/events/progr... www.nypl.org/events/progr...

The Publishing Triangle Awards return to The New School on April 16 at 6:30 PM. Join us as we celebrate the best LGBTQ+ books published in 2025 and present our annual awards for excellence in LGBTQ+ literature. Free admission. Registration required: event.newschool.edu/the2026publi...

Join the Publishing Triangle for our monthly OUTspoken Reading Series, featuring LGBTQ+ writers sharing new work and building literary community. Thursday, February 19 at 6:30 PM Bureau of General Services – Queer Division (NYC) Livestream available via the Bureau’s YouTube channel

New bookmarks for Still, We Are Sacred. “For the ones who survived. For the ones who didn’t. For the ones still here.” Kindle presale: a.co/d/bJGdNGP Publisher presale: rebelsatori.com/product/stil...

I’m launching “Still, We Are Sacred” at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center. Poetry, a collaborative poem with Douglas G. Cala, conversation w/ Jennie Livingston (Paris Is Burning), and a book signing. www.eventbrite.com/e/emanuel-xa... #Stonewall #Poetry #QueerLit #NYCEvents

We mourn the loss of Renee Nicole Good, an LGBTQ+ writer from our literary community. Her voice and her life mattered. Her poem, “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs,” recognized by the Academy of American Poets College Prize, deserves to be read and remembered. poets.org/poem/learnin...

In just three months, my new poetry collection Still, We Are Sacred will be out from Rebel Satori Press. 📘 Preorder: Rebel Satori Press — rebelsatori.com/product/stil... Kindle (Amazon) — a.co/d/cFzermf

So this happened! Big thanks to Sydney Maldonado for the thoughtful conversation — wasn’t expecting it to go up so soon, but grateful for the space to talk about survival, visibility, and why marginalized stories matter. www.silive.com/news/2026/01...

Happy New Year. Grateful to still be here, still writing, still finding meaning in this mess of a world. Wishing everyone a year with more care, more honesty, and more room to breathe.