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Charlie Petch

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Charlie Petch

Profile

Gender
non-binary
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Career

Occupations
writer, performer, spoken word poet, playwright
Active Years
2000-2024
Memberships
Hot Damn It's a Queer Slam (founder)

Awards

ReLit Award
2022
Work: Why I Was Late
Category: Poetry
Organization: ReLit Awards
Result: Won
Poet of Honour
2017
Organization: Spoken Word Canada
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Why I Was Late

2021 poetry collection

A poetry and biography collection that explores themes of queer love, loss, and survival. The book is a look at masculinity from the perspective of a transmasculine, disabled person who loves music, theater, and Star Wars.

queer lovelosssurvivalmasculinitytransmasculinedisability

Bibliography

  • Why I Was Late (2021)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
spoken word styleperformance-oriented poetry
Recurring Motifs
queer identitytrans experiencesdisabled perspective

Health

  • disability
    Influences themes in their work

Legacy

Winner of the 2022 ReLit Award for Poetry. Known as a Canadian non-binary writer and performer, active in spoken word. Founder of Hot Damn It's a Queer Slam.