Kyle Suthowski

Kyle Suthowski is a mixed race White/Hispanic trans male. Submitting poetry to a contest is far out of my comfort zone—oftentimes I hate my poetry—but I want my words and experience to reach people, to touch their hearts and have them feel related to. Recently I had a second name change, from Asher to Kyle. This decision was borne of several complex factors—my relationship to having multiple personalities, namely, and my boyfriend helping me see who I’ve really been, how I’ve been existing as only a shadow of my full potential. My poem “becoming kyle” is about this recent shift in my perspective and how my love for another boy has transformed my life.