Obi Taswell (they/them) is a queer and trans poet, abolitionist, and educator based in New York City. Their work draws on their own experiences and the power of language and storytelling to imagine the existence of disabled, trans bodies beyond systems of oppression.
They have received fellowships from Brooklyn Poets, Manhattanville College, the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, and the Juniper Institute at the University of Massachusetts. They have also been featured as a Brooklyn Poets Poet of the Week, and their work has been published in Third Iris, Eunoia Review, Pornstar Martini Magazine, Beyond Queer Words: A Queer Anthology, Lucky Jefferson and Qwerty Magazine.