William Fargason’s poem compliments the image above, as all we can do, in our despondency and anxiety and grief living in the current U.S. economic and political climate, is joke off our despair. Meanwhile, we keep scrolling for distractions. 3/5

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I say I'm fine     I will catch the birds     and bring them back to the basement     softly pet the side of their faces     before putting them in their cages —William Fargason in DIAGRAM 24.2: thediagram.com/24_2/

"I have a bad heart     I have rot in the tree trunk     a bad heart     a bad bad thought Lord I know     the fruit I was" From "Bad Heart Sonnet" by William Fargason thediagram.com/24_2/fargason.…

Repeatedly I have been moved from my seat by a William Fargason poem.

I’ve got a new poem, “Aubade with Ideation,” in the new issue of the South Dakota Review (South Dakota Review). A big thanks to the editors for including me! TW/CW: suicidal ideation.

This week on Sonora Review, our writers take on the modern experience in all its overwhelming, awesome, intense, and trying splendor. Live now on sonorareview.com ✴️✴️✴️✴️ William Fargason

I’m very excited to have two new poems in Sonora Review (Sonora Review)! Here’s the first one, “When the Editor Asks if the Sucidial Ideation is a Persona”. A big thanks to Jo Blair Cipriano (jo blair cipriano) for believing in this one. TW/CW: suicidal ideation

"nothing ever fully pulls the roots out of the ground" 🔥

Congratulations on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY!! Former poetry editor William Fargason has two poems out in Sonora Review 🙌 🎉 Woo!

Today's poem is "House Made of Guns" by William Fargason from Velvet Subscribe and you'll hear the poet from your inbox! versedaily.org/2025/housemade…

"Angel if I felt better about myself     I could fall asleep alone Angel give me    something to chew on Angel if I thought the Lord was listening     I wouldn’t have called you" --from "Angel" by William Fargason, in EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS quarterlywest.com/extreme-enviro…

Reverse Suicide Pact | William Fargason | Frozen Sea - Issue Nine

Today’s poem is selected by William Fargason (William Fargason) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry. “Family of Origin Content Warning” appeared in Short Film Starring My Beloved's Red Bronco by K. Iver, published by Milkweed Editions, 2023.

William Fargason From William: K. Iver’s debut Short Film Starring My Beloved’s Red Bronco explores both the speaker’s trans identity and the loss of a trans lover and best friend. The book becomes an extended elegy. (1/3)

William Fargason William Fargason is the author of Velvet (Northwestern University Press, 2024) and Love Song to the Demon-Possessed Pigs of Gadara (University of Iowa Press, 2020). His poetry has appeared in Ploughshares, The Threepenny Review, Prairie Schooner, New England Review, & elsewhere.

William Fargason K. Iver's debut collection Short Film Starring My Beloved’s Red Bronco (Milkweed Editions, 2023) won the 2022 Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award & the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry.

William Fargason “Don’t think this poem wants to stay in that bedroom. It wants to swaddle the impossible contours of joy.” — K. Iver, from "Family of Origin Content Warning"

William Fargason Follow William Fargason to discover more of his work. Read more at williamfargason.com. You can also purchase his latest book, Velvet, published by Northwestern University Press.

"Angel if I felt better about myself / I could fall asleep" Former Poetry Editor William Fargason published three new poems in Quarterly West! 👏 buff.ly/l5J8oxt