“The Dinner Party” with Cat Fitzpatrick

We’re all still here, still ready to love, and to build community with trans books! In this extremely fun conversation, Cat Fitzpatrick talks about her poetry, her work with Little Puss Press, and a person called Crabstick. If you are wondering how all these things can go together and if you want to hear a fantastic poet speak about her favourite lyric forms as well as her favourite forms of activism, this episode is for you. References: Cat Fitzpatrick’s The Dinner Party (Seven Stories Press, 2026) Little Puss Press Cat Fitzpatrick’s The Call-Out Cat Fitzpatrick’s Glamourpuss Meanwhile, Elsewhere (edited by Cat Fitzpatrick and Casey Plett) https://www.catfitzpatrick.net/ @intermittentcat Chiara Pellegrini The Earl of Rochester “A Letter from Artemesia in the Town to Chloe in the Country” Richard Barnfield Uxorious Virgil Aphra Behn Gwen Aube’s Missed Connections with Tall Girls Violet Allen’s Plastic, Prism, Void Sybil Lamb’s I’ve Got a Time Bomb Jeanne Thornton’s A/S/L Shola von Reinhold’s Lote Imogen Binnie’s Nevada Sophia Dahlin’s Glove Money Futurepoems Joss Barton's Goodbye to a Dream Believed Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: Cat and I speak about several poetic forms in this episode. What is Cat’s take on poetic form and the patriarchy? What is yours? Which kinds of love do we speak about in the episode? Cat describes part of her writing process as “I hold on to my feelings until I can make use of them.” Can you relate to this? What does Cat mean when she talks about books as time capsules? How can literature help us build community and engage with trans rights?