EXCITING EMERGING POET: John Elizabeth Stintzi's poems have won the Writers' Trust of Canada RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers - a prestigious Canadian literary award, presented annually to a young writer who has not yet published his or her first book. Their poetry and fiction has appeared (or is forthcoming) in venues throughout the United States and Canada including the Fiddlehead, the Kenyon Review, and Ploughshares.LGBTQ+ THEMES: John's poetry speaks to both LGBTQ+ and non-binary audiences as they grapple and embrace their gender identity through poetry and poetic devices.