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Published by Central Avenue Poetry
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
Experience a powerful journey of transformation and self-love, told through the evocative words of a trans woman reclaiming her identity and joy.
Trans poet Parker Lee (author of the bestselling coffee days whiskey nights) returns with an all new collection of poetry, prose, and aphorisms. This is a journey from hopelessness through to self-discovery, self-love, and romantic love presented in three sections: moonrise, sunrise, and stardust.
In moonrise, you’ll follow Parker as she copes with various struggles, including alcohol abuse, disordered eating, gender dysphoria, and mental health. In sunrise, Parker finds herself coming to terms with and accepting her identity as a woman, and everything that comes with being trans in today’s current political and social climate. Through that struggle, Parker comes out on the other side in stardust, dedicated to self-love, sapphic love, and trans joy.
With raw vulnerability and unwavering strength, The Starlight She Becomes is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the beauty found in embracing one's true self.
Trans poet Parker Lee (author of the bestselling coffee days whiskey nights) returns with an all new collection of poetry, prose, and aphorisms. This is a journey from hopelessness through to self-discovery, self-love, and romantic love presented in three sections: moonrise, sunrise, and stardust.
In moonrise, you’ll follow Parker as she copes with various struggles, including alcohol abuse, disordered eating, gender dysphoria, and mental health. In sunrise, Parker finds herself coming to terms with and accepting her identity as a woman, and everything that comes with being trans in today’s current political and social climate. Through that struggle, Parker comes out on the other side in stardust, dedicated to self-love, sapphic love, and trans joy.
With raw vulnerability and unwavering strength, The Starlight She Becomes is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the beauty found in embracing one's true self.
Excerpt
Dear Reader,
This book has probably been the most difficult one for me to write thus far. After I turned in the manuscript for my book coffee days whiskey nights in January of 2020, I began working on the next one. Up until that point, I had been consistent in releasing at least one book a year, and I had no intention of breaking that trend, but I found myself very lost as to what I wanted this book to become. A few months later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and needless to say, it didn’t make writing any easier.
I think it goes without saying that the pandemic changed all of us collectively, and this book is a direct result of the transformation I went through over the last three years. With that said, it’s important to note that while this book does contain poems that directly reference the pandemic, I didn’t want this to be a book about the pandemic. Instead, it's a book about not just surviving, but thriving. It’s a book about overcoming and becoming. It’s a book about trans joy and sapphic love.
Thank you so much for reading, and for coming on this journey with me.
With love,
Parker
This book has probably been the most difficult one for me to write thus far. After I turned in the manuscript for my book coffee days whiskey nights in January of 2020, I began working on the next one. Up until that point, I had been consistent in releasing at least one book a year, and I had no intention of breaking that trend, but I found myself very lost as to what I wanted this book to become. A few months later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and needless to say, it didn’t make writing any easier.
I think it goes without saying that the pandemic changed all of us collectively, and this book is a direct result of the transformation I went through over the last three years. With that said, it’s important to note that while this book does contain poems that directly reference the pandemic, I didn’t want this to be a book about the pandemic. Instead, it's a book about not just surviving, but thriving. It’s a book about overcoming and becoming. It’s a book about trans joy and sapphic love.
Thank you so much for reading, and for coming on this journey with me.
With love,
Parker
About The Author
Parker Lee [she/her] is a trans woman poet and storyteller, as well as author of coffee days whiskey nights and espresso shots & forget-me-nots. A midwestern transplant, Parker resides in a coastal New Jersey town alongside wife and poetess amanda lovelace (and their three cats), where she can almost always be found not writing when she should be, drinking way too much coffee, and waxing autumnal every single day of the year.
Product Details
- Publisher: Central Avenue Poetry (July 29, 2025)
- Length: 128 pages
- ISBN13: 9781771684156
Raves and Reviews
"The Starlight She Becomes is a beautiful collection of transformation and acceptance. Parker’s words are drenched with honesty and care. A much needed celebration of being trans and reminder of what we’re fighting for and how worth the fight it is. This book made me want to grab a coffee with Parker and give her a hug." – Michaela Angemeer, author of Please Look Into the Mirro
“A celestial journey that will take you through galaxies of self-discovery, gender identity, & sapphic romance. Parker Lee has become an expert at balancing beauty with brutal honesty, & she has once again proven herself to be an essential voice of the millennial generation.” – amanda lovelace, author of she followed the moon back to herself
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