Lily Franks has lived all their life in New York City, and has been writing poetry since they were seven. Lily is interested in teaching poetry to kids, trans-poetics, revolutionary art, and the poetics of water. Lily also dabbles in comics, playwriting, theatre-making, and the occasional short story. Their favorite band at the moment is NYC-based Pinc Louds; and some of their favorite writers include Sappho, Catullus, Anne Carson, Susan Sontag, Pablo Neruda, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs.