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Clayre Benzadón (she / they) 🌕🧂🍋
@clayrebenz.bsky.social
Queer (bi /pan) Sephardic-Askhenazi poet, educator, and activist. “Moon as Salted Lemon,” 2025
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Join us on 11/18 to hear featured readers @clayrebenz.bsky.social, Alison Lubar, & @stevenreigns.bsky.social.

Yes, we are switching to Tuesday this month!!

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November 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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@clayrebenz.bsky.social's Moon as Salted Lemon has been featured in The Wardrobe's Best Dressed! Use the link in our bio to read and then order your copy of this poetry collection today. #tbr #newbook
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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OUT NOW: @clayrebenz.bsky.social Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #booksky
October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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You can purchase Driftwood Press books from Alienated Majesty, one of our favorite Austin bookstores. Make sure to visit Alienated Majesty if you're in the Austin area! 📚 #indiebookstore #alienatedmajestybooks
October 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Driftwood Press is at Lit Youngstown! Make sure to stop by our table today and tomorrow to purchase your next read #lityoungstown #indiepress
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Latest praise for Moon as Salted Lemon is here! Use the link in our bio to purchase your copy of this poetry collection today. #newpoetry
October 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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TONIGHT: Celebrate the launch of Moon as Salted Lemon with @clayrebenz.bsky.social and friends at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL! Use the link in our bio to RSVP for the October 12th event. #booklaunch #poetryreading
October 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Celebrate the launch of Moon as Salted Lemon with @clayrebenz.bsky.social and friends at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL! Use the link in our bio to RSVP for the October 12th event. #booklaunch #poetryreading
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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OUT NOW: @clayrebenz.bsky.social Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #newbook
October 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Pre-order your copy of Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon! This poetry collection is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. #tbr #newpoetry
September 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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OUT 9/30/25: Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Make sure to pre-order your copy! #tbr #preorder
September 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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OUT TOMORROW: Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #newbook
September 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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OUT TODAY: Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Use the link in our bio to order your copy of this poetry collection today! #tbr #newbook
September 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Celebrate the launch of Moon as Salted Lemon with @clayrebenz.bsky.social and friends at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL! Use the link in our bio to RSVP for the October 12th event. #booklaunch #poetryreading
September 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🪿POEM🪿

Clever AND sexy? On a Monday? Get it get it, goose!

THREADED BREATHWORK by @clayrebenz.bsky.social

“I taste cream / on your neck.”

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Threaded Breathwork — SillyGoosePress
Scent of coco- nut sweating wildly on your skin. I taste cream on your neck. Breath trails along each gasp, a competition to see who can be loudest. I press my finger to your collarbone and stop y...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Pre-order this poetry collection using the link in bio! #tbr #newpoetry
September 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Clayre Benzadón’s Moon as Salted Lemon is a queering of form and language which interrogates the intersections of Sephardic Jewish, American, and nonbinary identity. Pre-order this poetry collection using the link in bio! #tbr
August 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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