Cat Fitzpatrick delights in this post-pandemic follow-up to her debut verse novel of present-day manners, The Call-Out--a trans community celebration of mores, gender theory, and rhyme. The Dinner Party returns to the chaotic and adorable world of trans femme. The title piece begins... "The 'Rona being now at last abated," and continues with cameo portraits of the seven guests she plans to invite, including: Together, as we had in days gone by.I asked Rakshasi, clad in black, so thin, So eager for some trouble to get in, Of any kind, and Sophie, blunt and dry, Who often ended up the night so pissedShe'd trip and fall when climbing up the stairs, And learned Bridget, sweet, beset by cares, Who always talks about her therapist -- My besties. Plus I asked along a pairOf mascs: Adonis, such a charming youth, More interested in beauty than in truthWho drives a motorbike and braids his hair, And Dominic, less young, but full of poise, A trickster with a most provoking grin, More pleased with
