Poet · Activist · Scholar
Ren Wilding
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Ren Wilding is a trans, queer, neurodivergent poet. They are the author of Trans Artifacts: Bones Between My Teeth (Porkbelly Press, 2026) and Trans Archeology (Lily Poetry Review, 2027).
Their work appears in Braving the Body (Harbor Editions), The Comstock Review, Does It Have Pockets, Meat for Tea, Palette Poetry, The Second Coming, and elsewhere.
A two-time Pushcart nominee and finalist for Lily Poetry Review's Paul Nemser Prize, they co-curate the Words Like Blades reading series. They hold an MA in Literature and Gender Studies from the University of Missouri.