The Burning Key

<p><em>The Burning Key </em>is a testament to the communities and legacies that sustain intimate relationships and bridge intergenerational social movements. A student and teacher of history Gates's literary legacy lies in her unflinching awareness that brings wounds to surface and violence to account commemorating necessary truths with clear-eyed accuracy as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Featuring new work poetry from limited editions and selections from previously published books selected by the author <em>The Burning Key </em>is a meditation on hope as resistance. </p>