Starlight She Becomes: Poems
By (Author) Parker Lee
Central Avenue Publishing
Central Avenue Publishing
3rd September 2025
Canada
General
Non Fiction
Paperback
128
Width 133mm, Height 203mm, Spine 11mm
172g
Experience a powerful journey of transformation and self-love, told through the evocative words of a trans woman reclaiming her identity and joy.
Trans poet Parker Lee (author of the bestselling coffee days whiskey nights) returns with an all new collection of poetry, prose, and aphorisms. This is a journey from hopelessness through to self-discovery, self-love, and romantic love presented in three sections: moonrise, sunrise, and stardust.
In moonrise, youll follow Parker as she copes with various struggles, including alcohol abuse, disordered eating, gender dysphoria, and mental health. In sunrise, Parker finds herself coming to terms with and accepting her identity as a woman, and everything that comes with being trans in todays current political and social climate. Through that struggle, Parker comes out on the other side in stardust, dedicated to self-love, sapphic love, and trans joy.
With raw vulnerability and unwavering strength, The Starlight She Becomes is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the beauty found in embracing one's true self.
"The Starlight She Becomesis a beautiful collection of transformation and acceptance. Parkers words are drenched with honesty and care. A much needed celebration of being trans and reminder of what were fighting for and how worth the fight it is. This book made me want to grab a coffee with Parker and give her a hug." Michaela Angemeer, author of Please Look Into the Mirror
A beautifully vulnerable metamorphosis, Parker Lee masterfully guides us through her most authentic work to date. Alex Andrina, author of Between Scylla & Charybdis
A celestial journey that will take you through galaxies of self-discovery, gender identity, & sapphic romance. Parker Lee has become an expert at balancing beauty with brutal honesty, & she has once again proven herself to be an essential voice of the millennial generation. amanda lovelace, author ofshe followed the moon back to herself
Parker Lee [she/her] is a trans woman poet and storyteller, as well as author of coffee days whiskey nights and espresso shots & forget-me-nots. A midwestern transplant, Parker resides in a coastal New Jersey town alongside wife and poetess amanda lovelace (and their three cats), where she can almost always be found not writing when she should be, drinking way too much coffee, and waxing autumnal every single day of the year.