Art Metropole

#14788

Behind Shut Eyes QTBIPOC Dream Anthology

Editor

Coyote Park

Date

2021

Publisher

GenderFail

Format

Anthologies

Size

13 × 20 cm

Length

114 pp

Genre

Risograph, Poetry, Literary, LGBTQ2S+, Indigenous Art & Artists

Description

BEHIND SHUT EYES QTBIPOC DREAM ANTHOLOGY IS A QUEER & TRANS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, COMMUNITY OF COLOR DREAM ANTHOLOGY MADE UP OF POEMS, SHORT STORIES, REFLECTION PIECES, & JOURNAL ENTRIES.

THIS ANTHOLOGY CONSISTS OF 32 WRITERS/POETS AND 1 COMMUNAL POEM ENTITLED “A CLOSING PRAYER”. 33 WRITTEN WORKS TOTAL

EDITOR’S NOTE FROM COYOTE PARK: I AM HONORED TO HOLD THESE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE CULTURAL & PERSONAL SIGNIFICANCE. WE AS TRANS, NONBINARY, 2SPIRIT, AND QUEER BLACK, BROWN, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A BRIDGE BETWEEN WORLDS. TO THOSE OF US THAT HAVE HAD OUR WORLDS DENIED OF US, TREATED AS INSIGNIFICANT, OR MISCONSTRUED: YOUR DREAM OF FUTURE, PAST, AND PRESENT IS ALIVE AND BEAUTIFUL.I LOVE YOU. NOOLUEMEK’ 사랑해요 I WILL ECHO THAT LOVE IN EVERY LANGUAGE MY ANCESTORS ONCE SPOKE, & HOPE IT TRANSLATES INTO EVERY LANGUAGE OF YOURS.

Copy edited with the help of Mar Okalani Aiu

Anthology includes work by:
Coyote Park
Kay Thomas
Jasmine Reiko
Devin DeSeta-Howard
Mithsuca Berry
Hercules GK
Ryookyung Kim
Ali B.
Mallika Singh
Jam Bridgett
Grey Rain
Jaz Whitford
Marisa Fulper Estrada
Xenon
Blanca Enriquez Acuña
Candex Seokyi Louie
Catie Chan
Victor Jaiprakash
Tyra Payer
Siham Karimi
Xochitl Duran
Xya Rachel
Kevin Alarcon
Iida Valmé
Jess T Fang // JUNiPER
Dez Jones
Cree Renee
Frank/ie Consent
Brinda Iyer
Gabrielle Guo
Sentient Pansy
S.O. Nault
Cortez

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