Chris Watkins

Chris Watkins is a trans poet and the author of The Drag Gospel of Queer Jesus (Saturnalia Books, 2026), winner of the publisher’s Alma Book Award. [They earned their MFA in creative writing from DePaul University and their PhD in poetry from Florida State University.] An academics and partnerships coordinator of Florida State University’s Office of Sustainability, Watkins lives in Tallahassee.