Relics of Unbearable Softness is a collection radiating from queer joy. It is a celebration of our endurance and our love for every single one of us. This is a tribute to the soft, safe place of joy we were made to exist within. Embrace queer joy with us. She moves like the tides / and her smile is a river in the sun. God was in that coffee shop rivering, / sunning each person. - I Found God I Think She Might Be Queer , Becca Downs we talk about getting matching disco ball tattoos to bask in the rainbow shards of joy we’ve shared - Turn Up The Volume On Unbridled Joy , Victoria Montecillo Blessed are the allies who don’t treat understanding as a prerequisite for love. / Blessed are the queer elders who never got to grow old. - New Psalm , Emily Long we are a glitter like shrapnel / lodging in the viscous gaze of Friday’s regular customers / And in we march - Fall In Love With Your Friends , Spencer Mason Beyond The Veil Press Poetry & Art for Mental Health Awareness beyondtheveilpress.com / @beyondtheveilpress