Taueret Davis, I love you and miss you SO MUCH! I can’t stop crying right now. It feels surreal, however reflecting on how much you’ve inspired me and made a positive impact on my life makes me smile! Many people don’t know, but it was YOU that inspired and influenced me to get into burlesque for you were the *FIRST* fat Black woman I’ve ever seen do it and best of all you gave me awesome advice on how to get started. From our LiveJournal days, it was YOU that inspired and taught me on how to be fat, black, femme, and unapologetically cunty for I didn’t see any representation of that, however I saw that with you and it resonated within me. Taueret it was YOU that inspired me to pose for Adipositivity & Dr. Sketchy’s because you knew that our representation & presence mattered. Around 2008 when I was at one of the peaks of my depression, to cheer me up, you made a altar with feather boas, shiny things, glitter, and wine and took a photo of it to show me that you was there for me even though we were 1000’s of miles away from each other. I can go on and on, however thank you for gracing this earth with your fierce presence and I’ll never forget you. I love you and miss you. Rest in Power and Fierceness!
Taueret Davis, I love you and miss you SO MUCH! I can’t stop crying right now. It feels surreal, however reflecting on how much you’ve inspired me and made a positive impact on my life makes me smile! Many people don’t know, but it was YOU that inspired and influenced me to get into burlesque for you were the *FIRST* fat Black woman I’ve ever seen do it and best of all you gave me awesome advice on how to get started. From our LiveJournal days, it was YOU that inspired and taught me on how to be fat, black, femme, and unapologetically cunty for I didn’t see any representation of that, however I saw that with you and it resonated within me. Taueret it was YOU that inspired me to pose for Adipositivity & Dr. Sketchy’s because you knew that our representation & presence mattered. Around 2008 when I was at one of the peaks of my depression, to cheer me up, you made a altar with feather boas, shiny things, glitter, and wine and took a photo of it to show me that you was there for me even though we were 1000’s of miles away from each other. I can go on and on, however thank you for gracing this earth with your fierce presence and I’ll never forget you. I love you and miss you. Rest in Power and Fierceness!
It's Virgo season, friends!!! Here's an earth cutie Tuesday dump/drops! Swipe & attend my event this week please please? — Join us at @aaww_nyc for another Mouth to Mouth with Open Mic on this THURSDAY 8/25 at 7 PM ET! Hosted and curated by Kay Ulanday Barrett and @jimena_lu, this month Mouth to Mouth celebrates powerhouse writers @dr_chairbreaker + @itswalela! Mouth to Mouth seeks to provide a safer community space for queer and trans BIPOC folx and rising migrant artists. We seek to uplift these voices and ask all allies to step back & show your support by cheering our performers on. Limited open mic slots are available! To put your name in for lottery selection, SIGN UP HERE by August 23! Performers will be randomly selected 24 hours before the event! ID: - white frosted cake & purple icing flowers. Purple text on cake "Thanks for listening to me complain." Via @squigglemoon - A pink background, photos of Black & brown queer & Transgender people range in race, size, gender, & style. Text black reads "Come celebrate Mouth to Mouth, hosted & curated by Kay Ulanday Barrett & Jimena Lucero! Black text reads, Featuring @dr_chairbreaker & Walela Nehanda. - meme of a starting of a longanisa person reading a book in black & white. Text: Virgo: how to say fuck you in a nice way. - a Black woman, @ziwef in all red peach outfit between two u.s flags. Text above: Earth is in its flop era. - boba tea is shown up close with a label that reads: AN XIE TEA. _____ #Nonbinary #Transgender #Queer #QueerWriting #Poetry #Spoonie #Disabled https://www.instagram.com/p/Chn5oo6OzHF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
“We didn’t get it then, you training us for end of times, or maybe, bringing us back to our beginning.”
— Kay Ulanday Barrett, from their poem “Root Systems”, published on Poets.Org
“Fingertips pressed on lychee skin, our version of prayer. Not to mention, the way you taught me to pick apart until we found tender. How we knew somehow together, there could be sweetness.”
— by Kay Ulanday Barrett; Root Systems.
“We didn’t get it then, you training us for end of times, or maybe, bringing us back to our beginning.”
— Kay Ulanday Barrett, from their poem “Root Systems”, published on Poets.Org
Zooming around after hours a duck caught on store’s CCTV🔊 audio on
@elodieunderglass look at this guy and is paps.
And why NOT
Casa Pasiva, Monte de El Pardo, Madrid, Spain,
SlowStudio
TRANS AND NON-BINARY POETRY RECS:
“Root Systems” by Kay Ulanday Barrett (via deformititties)
Spoonies & friends! Join me this WEDNESDAY 10/20 for a Asian American Writer's Workshop lunch on IG LIVE w/ incredible @jimena_lu! We're going to be discussing #Transgender Poetics & #Spoonie ingenuity among other cute things. Come through & excited to chat it up with a favorite! From @aaww: Please join us for another #AAWWlunch featuring dream team @brownroundboi (poet and host of AAWW's Mouth to Mouth series) & @jimena_lu (poet and former co-host of Mouth to Mouth)! This is gonna be a cute one 🦥 Image description: A forest green square atop a multicolor painted background. Two circular headshots adorn the graphic. One headshot is of Kay Ulanday Barrett, a queer brown Filipinx poet and performer wearing a dark green hat, purple bowtie, and clear glasses. The other is of Jimena Lucero, a queer brown Latinx poet with her hair parted down the middle; she is wearing large dangly earrings, a black off the shoulder top, and has her face slightly turned away from the camera. The text reads "AAWW Lunch: An IG Live Interview Series, Wednesday October 20, 2pm ET." https://www.instagram.com/p/CVMc31xA8x3/?utm_medium=tumblr
Friends & siblings, my 2021 Fall virtual tour wouldn't be complete without big-ass Guh-ayyyysian energy! Join me TOMORROW SATURDAY, 10/17/21 - 6pm EST. I'm excited to feature in IG LIVE with #Queer #Asians & talk about Q&A Anthology. Moderated by wonderful @theillustriouspearl + @lambdaliterary • Featuring myself, @mimikahooch, @aliceyhom, @chinginchen, & @pmlatienza! From @Lambda Literary: We return with our regular programming this Sunday evening with hot talk on 𝘘&𝘈: 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢. Joining us for the evening will be Alice Hom, Paul ML Atienza, Ching-In Chen, Kay Ulanday Barrett, and Mimi Khúc. Tune in Sunday night as we pour some hot (decaf) oolong and dive into this brilliant anthology. Image ID: Pink background with banner title “#Queer & Asian: IG LIVE / Voices from Queer Asian America”. Cover of book pictured on left, headshots of event participants Alice Y Hom, Paul ML Atienza, Ching-In Chen, Kay Ulanday Barrett, and Mimi Khúc on right. Event date October 17, 6PM. _____ #Nonbinary #APIA #Pilipinx #Filipinx #lambdaliterary #Writers https://www.instagram.com/p/CVHNPRrA8f4/?utm_medium=tumblr
[Description: 1) brown round #Transgender #Queer w/ sky blue tank sits at pool with a #Labhound. 2) Same Queer wears sunglasses & no shirt in pool. 3) video of brown feet & legs swishing in pool 4) laptop in wooden table with flower bouquet at sunny tree-filled windowsill. 5) brown person floats on gold flamingo float in a pool 6) mixed Black #Nonbinary wears sunglasses & Black shirt in selfie with labhound & Brown round queer by pool. 7) same mixed Black #Nonbinary sits at pool reading with dog. 8) silver bowl of pancit 9) video of raw oysters grilling & sizzling. 10) teary eyed brown dachund in pink party hat. 11) venn diagram that reads in lime "The Earth", taupe "Getting hotter but less stable with every passing year," & in pink "Me".] photo dump #1. This week was my birthday week. I grilled oysters, waded in water, listened to trees, cuddled my dog, made pancit from my pamilya recipe, laughed with my beloved. I didn't think I'd make it to 21. I've made it through my 30s. In this decade I: survived homelessness, survived abusive partnerships, survived medical complex, had 7 surgeries including hysterectomy, wrote 2.5 books & countless speeches, loved 2 dogs, routinely fed over 12 cats, founded & left many collectives, embraced ancestors blood & queer alike. This is the summary an earth sign scribbles in the middle of the woods over a mug of coffee. I'm 40. As a #Nonbinary #Transgender #Disabled POC, I really don't have many models. So yeah. There's that joy & unknown! So many times I didn't want to be here. But I am. I'm still here. I can't believe it. Thank you for your support & glow that keeps nourishing, that keeps us here together🥄😷💜 ______ #Filipinx #Birthday #Virgo #Spoonie (at The Catskills) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUBte_cAhVe/?utm_medium=tumblr
[Description: brown round #Queer with glasses performs at a mic with Trans flag & rainbow flag in background. A pink triangle to the right with bold text reads "Humans Rights Forum." A pink circle logo to the left reads Manchester PRIDE Festival.] Hey friends! Guess what? I'll be virtually in the UK tomorrow - I'm thrilled! Join me tomorrow 8/30 MON 1:30pm GMT/ 9:30am EST as I feature for the @manchesterpride! Join us for the Human Rights Forum as we discuss the Intersectionality and International Power of PRIDE. I'm going to talk on #Transgender mightiness & #DisabilityJustice! Maybe some poems too, yknow. PRIDE was a riot & a protest, so let's ground in that. *winks* Can't wait to share conversation with other wonderfuls online tomorrow. •Link in my bio• _____ #Filipinx #Disability #Queer #Nonbinary #DisabledandQueer #TransJustice #Spoonie #MANCHESTERPRIDE #ManchesterPRIDE2021 (at Manchester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTLi42ALxFK/?utm_medium=tumblr
“The body is a letter folded backwards, all strange angles and confessions bleeding through the surface,”
More than organs, Kay Ulanday Barrett