Why I Was Late by Charlie Petch-Used Tyrell Johnson But when a new enemy

But when a new enemy emerges to claim her freedom

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Why I Was Late by Charlie Petch-Used Tyrell Johnson But when a new enemyWinner of the 2022 ReLit Award for Poetry With kitchen table candour and empathy, Charlie Petch's debut collection of poems offers witness to a decades long trans personal coming of age, finding heroes in unexpected places. Why I Was Late fuses text with performance, brings a transmasculine wisdom, humour, and experience to bear upon tailgates, spaceships, and wrestling rings. Fierce, tender, convention re inventing Petch works hard. And whether it's