Emanuel Xavier
@emanuelxavier.bsky.social
Poet, author, and LGBTQ+ activist. Exploring identity, resilience, and survival through storytelling and art.
Well, this is awkward. I just found out If Jesus Were Gay & Other Poems was listed among books banned or challenged in Connecticut in 2023. The book came out in 2010. Nobody told me. 😂 If you’re going to challenge my poetry, at least notify the poet. I would’ve promoted it! #BannedBooks
#LGBTHistoryMonth throwback. Hard to believe this was 16 years ago, when Equality Forum honored me as an LGBT History Month Icon. Sixteen years later, I’m still here. Still writing. And sadly, still finding plenty of fodder. We were here. We are here. Our stories matter. youtu.be/pGzRn-a-G-A?...
GLBT History Month 2010 - Emanuel Xavier
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It’s #BannedBooksWeek. For nearly 30 years, I’ve written openly about being queer and Latino, sex, survival, religion, HIV/AIDS, violence and love. Read queer books. Read Latino books. Read the books somebody else thinks you shouldn’t. Still, We Are Sacred: a.co/d/08FDNu8C
This Thursday: Join The Publishing Triangle and San Francisco Public Library for a FREE virtual Banned Books Week event on LGBTQIA children’s/YA literature, censorship, representation, and the freedom to read. Oct. 8 | 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT Register: publishingtriangle.org/2026/09/shal...
Shall I Read You a Story? Book Banning of LGBTQIA Children’s/YA Titles | The Publishing Triangle
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT | Virtual via Zoom In recognition of Banned Books Week, The Publishing Triangle and the San Francisco Public Library’s James C. Hormel LGBTQIA
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TOMORROW on Staten Island! Join me at 3 PM at Every Thing Goes Book Cafe for a FREE Latinx Heritage Month poetry reading & conversation celebrating Still, We Are Sacred, featuring Douglas G. Cala. RSVP or walk in: www.eventbrite.com/e/still-we-a...
One week from today! Join me Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3 PM at Every Thing Goes Book Cafe on Staten Island for a FREE Latinx Heritage Month poetry reading & conversation celebrating Still, We Are Sacred, featuring Douglas G. Cala. Limited space. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/still-we-a...
Thrilled to share poet Puma Perl’s interview with me about Still We Are Sacred, poetry, survival, spirituality, queer history, and community. So grateful I got to do this with someone whose work and presence in NYC’s poetry community I admire so much. pumaperl.substack.com/p/still-we-a...
Still, We Are Sacred by Emanuel Xavier
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One month to SHINE. I’ll be joining Immigration Equality for SHINE 2026 at City Winery New York on October 22, sharing some poetry in support of their work with LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive immigrants. NYC friends, hope to see you there. #SHINE2026 #ImmigrationEquality
Submissions are officially OPEN for the 2027 Publishing Triangle Awards! We’re seeking outstanding LGBTQ books published in 2026 across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s/YA, crime writing, social justice writing, and more. Deadline: Dec. 4 Submit: submissions.publishingtriangle.org
For nearly four decades, The Publishing Triangle has celebrated the writers and books shaping LGBTQ literature. Submissions for the 2027 Publishing Triangle Awards open September 21 for books published in 2026. Guidelines: submissions.publishingtriangle.org
Happy Latinx Heritage Month! ❤️ Support Latinx artists. Buy our books. Read our poems. Share our work. Show up for us all year long. Join me Oct. 3 to celebrate my new collection, Still, We Are Sacred. Details on the flyer. 📚 Amazon: a.co/d/08FDNu8C #LatinxHeritageMonth
Three weeks away! Join me Oct. 3 at 3 PM at Every Thing Goes Book Cafe on Staten Island for a FREE Latinx Heritage Month reading & conversation celebrating Still, We Are Sacred, featuring Douglas G. Cala. Only about 40 spots. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/still-we-a...
25 years ago today, I was working on Fifth Avenue when the unimaginable happened. In the days that followed, I wrote “September Song,” now preserved by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. For those we lost, those who survived, and the city I still love. Never forget. ❤️🗽
Join The Publishing Triangle and San Francisco Public Library for Shall I Read You a Story?, a free virtual Banned Books Week event celebrating LGBTQIA books and the freedom to read. Oct. 8 | 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT Details + RSVP: sfpl-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Five months ago, Still, We Are Sacred entered the world. Books don’t stop needing readers just because the launch is over. If you’ve been meaning to pick up a copy, now would be a beautiful time. Already read it? An honest review or share helps enormously. ❤️ a.co/d/0fKIg7EL
Amazon.com: Still, We Are Sacred: 9781608643950: Xavier, Emanuel: Books
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One month away! Join me Oct. 3 at 3 PM at Every Thing Goes Book Cafe on Staten Island for a FREE Latinx Heritage Month poetry reading & conversation celebrating Still, We Are Sacred, featuring Douglas G. Cala. Space is limited to about 40. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/still-we-a...
Twenty years today we lost Willi Ninja. The world remembers an icon. I just miss my friend. I hope you’re still dancing somewhere beyond the clouds. Miss you, bish!
“They Knew the Words” is one of three new poems of mine featured in the new issue of Entre Magazine. The music. The icons. The language. The nostalgia. They knew the words. Read all three in Entre Magazine, Vol. 4. Get your copy: www.entremagazine.com/product-page... www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDejSBJq/
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A peek at “They Knew the Words,” one of three new poems of mine in the latest Entre Magazine. This one asks what it means to love Latino culture without loving Latino people. Also inside: “Halftime in Borinquén” and “Patrimony.” Order: www.entremagazine.com/product-page...
STATEN ISLAND: Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with me at Every Thing Goes Book Cafe on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3 PM. Reading from Still, We Are Sacred, featuring Douglas G. Cala, followed by a book signing. FREE. Limited space. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/still-we-a...
After performing a new poem in conversation with Shakespeare, I’m looking ahead to my Fall 2026 readings and events. If you’re new to my work, I’d love for you to start with my latest poetry collection, Still, We Are Sacred. a.co/d/0iMKPoZq
One of my favorite moments from Translating Sonnets. Paola Alexandra Soto performs Shakespeare’s Sonnet 20, followed by my response, Boys Like Us Don’t Get No Sonnets. Grateful to Creating Space, ¡Oye! Group, and everyone who made this unforgettable evening possible.
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Tomorrow night! Join me in Brooklyn for Translating Sonnets, where talented young actors perform Shakespeare alongside contemporary poets responding to his work. Grab dinner in Clinton Hill first, then join us! Free. www.eventbrite.com/e/translatin...
Three new poems of mine appear in the latest issue of Entre Magazine. They began as poems for Still, We Are Sacred but found their home here. Thanks to Poetry Editor Steven Valenzuela for helping them get there. www.entremagazine.com/product-page...
Honored to have my poem “What I Wanted You To Be” featured in the latest issue of Latino Book Review. The poem also appears in my new collection, Still, We Are Sacred. Thank you for supporting Latinx literature. ❤️ www.latinobookreview.com a.co/d/07etzKNy
Grateful for these powerful words from poet John Compton about Still, We Are Sacred. Discover the collection: 📖 Amazon: a.co/d/0gdW1wmZ 📚 Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/stil... Thank you for supporting independent poetry, independent bookstores, and independent presses.
I’ll be performing in Translating Sonnets on Friday, July 31, at 8 PM at JACK in Brooklyn. Actors perform Shakespeare’s original sonnets. Poets respond with contemporary reinterpretations. I’m honored to be part of this incredible lineup. Free admission. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/translatin...
