NORA HIKARI
Poet, Best-of-the-Net Nominee, Trans Lesbian
Nora Hikari is an Asian-American (Japanese and Chinese) transgender lesbian currently residing in Philadelphia. Since her debut in 2020, she has been published in numerous journals, including Feral Journal, Perhappened Magazine, Ogma Magazine, Dust Poetry Magazine, 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)