Dumbledore is Rolling in His Grave

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

–Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets


Bestsellers notwithstanding, J.K. Rowling,

may yet be best remembered for her trolling:

Transgender Day of Visibility,

she mocks and hate-tweets. Tell me, who is she?


Nicole Caruso Garcia (she/her) is the author of OXBLOOD (Able Muse Press), which received the International Book Award for narrative poetry. Her work appears in Best New Poets, Light, Mezzo Cammin, ONE ART, Plume, Rattle, RHINO, and elsewhere. She serves as associate poetry editor at Able Muse and as an executive board member at Poetry by the Sea, an annual poetry conference in Madison, CT. Visit her at nicolecarusogarcia.com.


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