"For heart, for smarts, for a scalpel-precise vision of our America at this moment—I want Jennifer Perrine’s poems to guide me through the misogyny, xenophobia, yearning, racism, connection, and gun-fascination of our time. It’s not just their bravery, but it’s also their formal mastery, particularly in the Beautiful Outlaw, a form that guides by absence. I am so grateful to have met Jennifer’s voice, and I’m eager to see where it takes me. "
— Elizabeth Bradfield, author of Toward Antarctica and editor of Cascadia Field Guide
"Jennifer Perrine’s Beautiful Outlaw witnesses the devastating effects of violence and requires us to consider our own complicity. Through its fierce energy and movement, we are urged to gather in community towards a transformed world. This is the book I need to see in the world right now, as friend, companion and guide."
— Ching-In Chen, author of recombinant and 2023 QTBIPOC Book Prize Judge