Spencer Gorham

Spencer Gorham, poet

Spencer Gorham (they/them), born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is a musician and poet. In the past they have digitally released over a dozen records of ambient and experimental music under the artist name, Ghastly Crucifix. Currently, they are recording music under the name Butch Heartgirl, a moniker that reflects their heart-on-their-sleeve outlook on life. Their transgender identity influences, and colours much of their work, as well as their love of cinema and music. They have directed and edited several music videos for their songs as Ghastly Crucifix. They reside in Montréal, Québec with people they love.

Dust from Decades, Tiny — Volume 10, Issue 3

Dust from Decades gives voice to something unsettling and tender—the accumulated grime of a life lived too fast, watching from the bottom shelf as the years pile up and the house grows quiet. Its companion piece, Tiny, opens outward into longing and light, finding in a glimpse of small houses across water a communion the speaker has been searching for without quite knowing it. Together, Spencer Gorham’s two poems trace the distance between what we neglect and what we reach toward.

Spare a Trillion Dollars? — Volume 10, Issue 1

Spencer Gorham’s Spare a Trillion Dollars? careens through consciousness with manic energy, transforming mundane moments into surreal adventures that question reality’s very foundations.