Abstract This collection of poetry aims to synthesize Greek mythology with my changing emotional landscape surrounding the circumstances of my adoption via the lost sequel to Homer's Odyssey known as Telegony. This collection draws inspiration from Homer, Virgil, Louise Glück, Robin Robertson, Madeline Miller, and Paula McClain among others.Keywords poetry; mythology; mythopoesis; The Odyssey; adoption; Homer;...

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This cross-genre memoir is a collection of Clark's reflections on growing up in a conservative community as a black Transgender man, and his experiences with grief and love. The Wreckage of Spring is meant to bring awareness to generational and religious trauma, its lasting effects over the course of a lifetime, and the act of confronting and healing from it.

Keywords: Gender identity, sexuality, trauma, religion, grief, relationships