Cats & Pizza
In this week's episode, Isabel chats with Aitch Alexandar, trans/queer author and cat lover/advocate. Aitch didn't grow up with cats but has always had an affinity with them, likely a trait he inherited from his father. Isabel and Aitch discuss a few of Aitch's favorite things including his favorite cat breed and how he likes his pizza in a game called "Aitch's Favs." Isabel also invites Aitch to read one of his poems. He chooses Tombstone, which is the final poem in his book, My Body is a Junkyard. In it, Aitch tells us that every single cat he meets is a rainbow and every pizza he eats is a poem, even the not-so-good ones. Aitch is a truly special soul, one that lights up in the presence of cats, speaks multiple languages, and has overcome much adversity to proudly be who he is today.
BIO:
Aitch Alexandar is an openly queer, trans-masculine human originally from Walla Walla, Washington. He is a Navy veteran who currently resides in the Salt Lake City metro area with his family of felines and his elderly, eccentric father. He’s awkward, funny, and probably too obsessed with pizza & cats. My Body is a Junkyard is a raw and powerful collection of writings by Aitch Alexandar that charts a literary course through the poet’s life: growing up religious, discovering the fluidity of sexuality and gender, overcoming hardships, and learning to love his complicated family—and himself—unconditionally. The pages within explore painful journeys but also ones of healing, compassion, and laughter.