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.

Honored to be invited to the LGBT+ History Month Reception at the Speaker’s House in the Palace of Westminster. I’ll likely be unable to attend, but it means a lot to be recognized as an American artist in London and included in a space that honors LGBTQ+ history and culture. Grateful for the invite

Thank you to Phillip Ward for trusting me with this original scarf that belonged to Quentin Crisp for tonight’s AN EVENING OF QUENTIN CRISP reading at the Gene Frankel Theatre. Honored to help celebrate his legacy in his own words.🧣

Last night’s LGBTQ+ Publishing 101 panel was genuinely inspiring. Real talk about navigating publishing as queer writers, and the response has already been incredible. #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #PublishingTriangle #ReadQueerWriters youtu.be/LDLEdNT6n08?...

Sharing a quote from my poem “Unpassable” — part of my forthcoming collection Still, We Are Sacred — for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. We carry what they tried to erase. Honor the ancestors. Tell the truth. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #StillWeAreSacred #EmanuelXavier #LatinxVoices

📖 Still, We Are Sacred — my new poetry collection — drops six months from today. rebelsatori.com/product/stil... If you’re interested in: • Writing a review • Booking me for Spring 2026 events • Helping spread the word DM me. Let’s make it happen.

🎙️ “el silencio is surrender” Proud to share “Compromised Skyline” — a spoken word collab with the talented Douglas G. Cala — now streaming as part of his new album Ambrosia on Bandcamp. Listen here: douglasgcala.bandcamp.com/album/ambrosia

🎙️ Honored to be a guest on the Out Loud Podcast with Kelliane Parker, Douglas Cala & Marissa Prada. We got into it—poetry, survival, queer joy, resilience, and the power of refusing silence. Grateful to speak truth. Hope you’ll tune in. 🖤🏳️‍🌈✊🏽 #EmanuelXavier #OutLoudPodcast #QueerVoices

📚 This Wednesday, Oct 8 @ 5PM — I’ll be leading a free poetry workshop at Stapleton Library (Staten Island) as part of #BannedBooksWeek. We’ll write, reflect, and turn lived experience into poetry. Open to all levels. ✍🏽 🗓️ Register: www.nypl.org/events/progr... #PoetryWorkshop

🎙️ This Sunday, Oct 6 at 11am ET— I’m joining the Out Loud podcast for a live convo on queer resilience, poetry, survival & speaking truth. Hosted by Kelliane Parker, Douglas Cala & Marissa Prada. Join via Zoom: ID: 886-9946-0037 PW: 554851 Or watch: 🔗 youtube.com/@thewordiswrite3153

📚✊🏽 Celebrating #BannedBooksWeek with free poetry workshops across NYC libraries, courtesy of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. I’ll be at Stapleton Library, Staten Island – Wed Oct 8, 5PM leading a workshop on turning personal stories into poetry. Open to all. Register: www.nypl.org/events/progr...

Just released: Here We Will Stay, my poetry video collaboration with Shani Mitchell, now out in the world. Grateful to everyone who helped make it happen.

🗓️ The Jersey City Poetry Festival returns Sept 19–21, bringing together a powerful lineup of poets from across the country. 🎤 Panels, readings, workshops, and a vibrant Family Day. 🎟️ Grab your tickets now: 👉 jerseycitypoetryfestival.org

Proud to be part of this year’s Jersey City Poetry Festival 💥 I’ll be speaking on the “Poetry to Move the People” panel this Saturday, Sept 21. Come thru! 🗓️ Sept 19–21 🎟️ Info: jerseycitypoetryfestival.org Let’s gather, speak truth, and move people through poetry. #PoetryToMoveThePeople #JCPF2025

🌈✨ The Publishing Triangle Awards are now accepting entries for the best LGBTQIA+ books published in 2025. 🏆 🗓 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025 📚 Learn more + submit here: submissions.publishingtriangle.org #PublishingTriangle #LGBTQBooks #BookAwards

🌈📚 Join us Sat 9/27 · 3 PM at BGSQD for Raíces & Resistencia: A Latinx LGBTQ+ Poetry Night hosted by Emanuel Xavier✨ Featuring viento izquierdo ugaz, Joshua Garcia, Yoseli Castillo Fuertes & Darrel Alejandro Holnes. FREE! 🔗 publishingtriangle.org/2025/09/raic... #LatinxHeritageMonth #BGSQD

🌈✨ Submissions now OPEN! ✨🌈 The Publishing Triangle is accepting books published Jan 1–Dec 31, 2025 for our 2026 Awards 🏆 honoring the best in LGBTQ+ literature. 🗓️ Deadline: Nov 25, 2025 📢 Finalists: March 2026 🌟 Winners: April 2026 @ The New School, NYC submissions.publishingtriangle.org

⸻ ✨ Cover Reveal ✨ My new poetry collection “Still, We Are Sacred” drops April 2026 via Rebel Satori Press—33 new poems I believe may be my strongest yet. Grateful to Tino Rodríguez (art) + Timothy Cummings (intro). 📩 ARC requests: [email protected]

Shot scenes today for my poem “Here We Will Stay” 🎥 w/ the amazing Shani Mitchell! 📅 Premiere: Sat, Sept 27 | 8 PM 📍 Hub 17, Staten Island (73 Wave St) Also streaming on Poetry in Motion: NYC YouTube 👉 www.youtube.com/channel/UCU3... #PoetryInMotionNYC #StatenIslandArts

Already missing my 12 amazing cohorts + our brilliant mentor Steven Canals. 🌈✍🏽 Thanks to Lambda Literary, every donor, my new LGBTQ+ screenwriting fam, & Steven for keeping it real + welcoming us into the House of Canals. We promise to make you proud. 💜🎬 #HouseOfCanals

Today, I had a virtual moment with Pose creator Steven Canals and I’m floored—my first poetry book, “Pier Queen” was a source of inspiration for the pilot. 🖤 That little chapbook from ’97 still echoes. #PierQueen #PoseFX #StevenCanals #QueerHistory #LatinxVoices #EmanuelXavier

Honored to have my poem “Here We Will Stay” published in @CataloguingMag 🖤🏳️‍🌈 A piece about queer resilience—about choosing to exist loudly in a world that tries to erase us. We’re still here. We’re not going anywhere. #QueerPoetry #EmanuelXavier #LGBTQLit #HereWeWillStay #PoetryIsResistance

The Publishing Triangle is growing! 🌱📚 Thrilled to welcome Francisco Gutierrez, Reginald Harris, and Jean Redmann to our Board as we continue championing LGBTQ+ books and authors across genres and generations. Meet the full Board: publishingtriangle.org/board/ #PublishingTriangle #LGBTQBooks

Just unearthed raw early 2000’s footage of me reading some poems. Includes the first version of “Legendary”—written for ballroom, filmed by Wolfgang Busch during How Do I Look. 📽️ youtu.be/cLJsWSzfKDg?... #EmanuelXavier #QueerSpokenWord #BallroomHistory #LatinxPoets #PoetryRoots

🌈 Pride In Verse 📅 July 31 | 🕡 6:30–8:30PM 📍 Society of Illustrators (128 E 63rd St, 3rd Fl) 10 NYC queer poets. FREE event. Open bar. No RSVP. Hosted by @PublishingTri + partners. Note: not wheelchair accessible. #PrideInVerse #QueerPoetry #NYCEvents

Release the Epstein files. If we’re serious about justice, stop protecting the powerful. Survivors deserve truth—not coverups. #NoMoreSecrets #ReleaseTheFiles

Finally saw Hell’s Kitchen at the Shubert—wow. Loved it more than expected. Totally forgot Christopher Jackson was in it—what a surprise! Alicia Keys’ music shines. Proud native New Yorker moment. 🎶🗽 #HellsKitchenBway #Broadway #AliciaKeys

Throwback with the one & only Rosie O’Donnell. Funny how speaking truth makes you “a threat to democracy” now. Rosie’s not the problem—she’s always stood up for what’s right. Still #TeamRosie. Always. 💯 #TruthTellers #NotBackingDown #EmanuelXavier #RosieODonnell

Just saw the new Superman movie—loved it. If “woke” means standing up for good over evil, compassion over cruelty, then yeah, I’ll take woke. Especially when the villain is empathy for immigrants—which, btw, we ALL are. 🦸‍♂️🇺🇸 #Superman #WokeAndProud #ImmigrantsBelong

Thrilled to have a new poem featured in the latest issue of Latino Book Review Magazine! Honored to be among so many powerful Latinx voices. 🌺💥 Grab your copy or download now: latinobookreview.com/magazine-202... #EmanuelXavier #LatinxPoetry #LatinoBookReview #PoetryMatters #QueerLatinxVoices

Putting in the work on this new memoir and it’s kicking my ass. Every memory, every revision, every gut-punch I thought I buried—resurfacing. But it’ll be worth it. For the queers, the poets, the survivors. Stay tuned. 🖤 #MemoirInProgress #EmanuelXavier #QueerLit