R/B Mertz (thee/thou) is a trans/non-binary butch poet and artist, author of the new memoir Burning Butch out in April, 2022 from Unnamed Press. New work out this spring can be found in Arc Poetry Magazine, beestung, and Another Chicago Magazine, more info at rbmertz.com. In 2021, Mertz left Pittsburgh for love, and they now reside in Toronto, Ontario, traditionally the territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.