Zine Showcase: Maya Williams reads “An Abecedarian…” and “The Power of Admission”

Maya Williams (ey/they/she) is a religious Black multiracial nonbinary suicide survivor who served as Portland, Maine’s seventh poet laureate for a 2021-2024 term. At the Trans Survivors Zine Showcase, Maya read two poems: “An Abecedarian for Me and My Fellow Nonbinary Loved Ones” and “The Power of Admission.”

Watch the full showcase!

Connect with Maya:
Instagram: @emmdubb16
Bluesky: @emmdubb16.bsky.social

Read Trans Survivors Issue 4: https://forge-forward.org/resource/trans-survivors-zine-relationships/

Recorded July 28, 2026.