ROCKLAND — Join Millay House Rockland, Thursday, June 5, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., when members of the Trans Poetic Archive will host a heart-to-heart conversation with Edna St. Vincent Millay and her suffrage poem, “I, being born a woman and distressed.” 

Maine transgender poets and writers will offer reciprocity by way of reflection and response and in solidarity with Millay, will explore queer concerns of being born a woman and distressed from a variety of transgender perspectives.

This event, held at Rockland Public Library, serves to mesh modern transfeminism to the cis(white)feminism of the suffrage movement, bringing awareness to those voices left out of this past century’s feminist literary canon. Participating poets include Maya Williams (ey/they/she), Calla Eris Orion (oe/os/oer), Lonny Saleeby, Violet Ferlito (she/they), and t love smith (they/them). 

Presented by Millay House Rockland, this event is free and open to the public. To register (preferred but not required) or for more information on Millay House Rockland, please visit https://millayhouserockland.org/events 

Millay House Rockland is a nonprofit organization that champions writers, as well as creators and practitioners of all the arts. It celebrates the legacy of Edna St. Vincent Millay and the rich heritage of Midcoast Maine. Central to the mission is rejuvenating the literary landmark at 198A Broadway in Rockland that is the birthplace of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.