NORA HIKARI

Poet, Best-of-the-Net Nominee, Queer Woman

Nora Hikari is an Asian-American (Japanese and Chinese) trans woman currently residing in Philadelphia. Since her debut in 2020, she has been published in numerous journals, including West Trestle Review, ANMLY, Ogma Magazine, Stone of Madness, and others. Her poem Deer-to-Fish Transition Timeline (Feral Journal, 2020) has been nominated for the Best-of-the-Net Award, and her debut chapbook, DEAD NAMES, is forthcoming at Another New Calligraphy. (photo by Tyler Medlin)