In the Middle of a Better World: Poems

By Grant Chemidlin

What do we risk by living our most authentic lives? More importantly, what do we gain?

In the Middle of a Better World is a queer guide to love and identity, a collection both formally inventive and infused with a bright, shimmering imagination. Part elegy, part battle cry, this highly anticipated new collection by Grant Chemidlin is unabashedly joyous in its exploration of desire, human connection, and community--those we're born into and those we build ourselves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771684364
• ISBN13: 9781771684361
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Central Avenue Poetry
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 8.3"