Why I Was Late by Charlie Petch-Used Tyrell Johnson and the one person in

and the one person in the world who can help is the one person she least wants to ask

Award-winning

a cadre of Jewish women in Poland—some still in their teens—helped transform the Jewish youth groups into resistance cells to fight the Nazis

especially her drug use

Heart-pounding escapades and a colorful cast of characters will have readers setting sail through this wholly original and unforgettable tale

Why I Was Late by Charlie Petch-Used Tyrell Johnson and the one person inWinner of the 2022 ReLit Award for Poetry With kitchen table candour and empathy, Charlie Petch's debut collection of poems offers witness to a decades long trans personal coming of age, finding heroes in unexpected places. Why I Was Late fuses text with performance, brings a transmasculine wisdom, humour, and experience to bear upon tailgates, spaceships, and wrestling rings. Fierce, tender, convention re inventing Petch works hard. And whether it's