Self-Portrait as Auntie: A Poem by Nikki Ummel
As the moon rises, I lift him from the crib
Nikki Ummel
Nikki Ummel is a queer artist and editor in New Orleans. Nikki has been published in Gulf Coast, The Georgia Review, and others. She is the 2022 recipient of the Leslie McGrath Poetry Prize. She has a poetry chapbook, Hush (Belle Point Press, 2022) and a hybrid chapbook, Bayou Sonata (NOLA DNA, 2023). You can find her on the web at www.nikkiummel.com. IG: NikkiUmmelWrites, Twitter: NikkiUmmel