Courtney Bates-Hardy


I am delighted to announce that my second book of poetry, Anatomical Venus, will be coming out in Spring 2024 from Radiant Press!

It’s been a long journey to get here. I’ve been working on this manuscript since before my first book came out, and it’s changed a lot as I’ve grown and changed too. When I started this book, I didn’t know I was queer, didn’t know I was disabled, didn’t know I was polyamorous, and I didn’t know how my life was going to change because of those things, many of them for the better.

Truly grateful to everyone who has read and given feedback on these poems, and those who have loved and accepted me as I am.

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