About Keath Silva:
Keath Silva is a transgender poet and healing arts practitioner living in Los Angeles, California. Keath loves to hike, garden and sing in a chorus. He has two adorable and mischievous cats and endless house plants that he babies. He enjoys playing games and eating delicious food with his friends and family.
What inspires you to write?
I write because I have so many rumbling and profound feelings and surprising revelations and musings about life that need a place too be expressed. I also write with the hope that other trans, non-binary and gender expansive people will feel supported and resonated with when they read my work.
What authors do you read when you aren’t writing?
The favorite books I have read lately are Milk Fed by Melissa Broder, The Dream Spinners by Evelyn Roberts and The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. I love the Poetry of Alok Vaid-Menon and Nayyira Waheed.
Tell us about your writing process.
My poems literally knock on the door of my mind. I usually do not sit down to write on a certain topic. I can feel the ambience of a poem that wants to be born tapping on my shoulder and I hear the first line in my head. I know I need to attend to the poem in waiting right away or it will die and be lost.
What advice would you give other writers?
Write everyday no matter how it comes out. Let the words pour out onto the page uncensored.
How did you decide how to publish your books?
I wanted to have full agency over my project so I decided to self-publish. I am now open to finding a publisher for my next works.
What do you think about the future of book publishing?
My hope is that more transgender authors and poets will have their work brought to the a wider audience.
What genres do you write?: Poetry
What formats are your books in?: Both eBook and Print
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