Gender Noncompliant Poetry & Art

Beetle boys (Carapace)

Beetles arranged in a circle around another, larger and more colorful beetle, on a black background. Poem reads: Beetle boys (Carapace) This hard shell, shiny and iridescent, projects the image I want the world to see; protects the inside that no one ever will.
Collage by Mandamoonie
Words by Guy Duke
8″x8″

Original available for sale at Kreative Grounds Cafe, McAllen, TX, until Nov. 15, 2025.

Available as print:
7.5″x8.5″

Purchase print ($15)