A collection of graffiti, stickers and graphic posters pasted over glass doors. One prominent image shows a four legged animal with fire in place of its head. One sticker reads "No bad days," others show feminist and activist slogans in Spanish.

Photo by Nico Amador

 

POETRY UNBOUND

Poet and podcast host, Pádraig Ó Tuama, reads and interprets the title poem from Flower Wars.

Tretter Trans Oral HISTORY PROJECT

An interview with Myrl Beam on my background in organizing and facilitation, as part of an initiative to document the life stories, contributions and experiences of trans and gender non-conforming people.

ThE VISIBLE POETRY PROJECT

A video collaboration between myself and filmmaker, Irit Reinheimer, using one of my poems, “Mexicans Lost in Mexico” as text for this short.

TELL TELL POETRY

An interview with poet and translator, Layla Benitez James, on the intersection of writing and organizing for social change.

KENYON REVIEW PODCAST

Timothy Bussey talks to Richie Hofmann, Juniper Jordan Cruz, and Claire Oleson about the importance of LGBTQ+ literature. Topics of discussion include queer readings of traditional novels, queer and trans biographies, themes of resistance in LGBTQ+ writing, and much more.

NEWFOUND PRESS

Interview with Josh King following the publication of Flower Wars.

CRAFT OF CAMPAIGNS PODCAST

Not an interview about writing, but this conversation with my friend and colleague, Andrew Willis Garcés, gives some background on my previous work as a community organizer and an all-volunteer campaign that was successful in ending a policy that compromised the dignity and safety of transgender riders on Philadelphia’s public transportation system.