“Queer Trivia Night” by Jenny Johnson (Poetry ’11)

Poetry alum Jenny Johnson’s poem was featured on Poem-a-Day.

Read an excerpt below.

Headshot of writer Jenny Johnson

Queer Trivia Night

for Nica, Mary, Ryan, et al.

A friend on a rival team confesses
they’ve always been into it.
As a kid, they locked themselves in a closet
to read Trivial Pursuit cards.
They wanted to know everything.

Their team is named Shooting Nudes.
We are Butch Believers.
The next category is Famous Dykes.
The whole bar is packed and smells like
bike sweat and Cosmo slushies.

Read the rest of the piece here: Queer Trivia Night.