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BLACK GEISHA: a crunk riff on reinvention and liberation

I want to write a poem that is expansive, EXPLOSIVE, and transformational I want to write an homage to the fierce and flawless trans sisters evolving into warrior goddesses empowered to usher in a new age of sexual liberation Sex work is one of humanity’s oldest occupations and it has […]

BLOOD AT THE BORDER: a clash between civilization and utter barbarism

apologies… for this is a frantically written poem–struggling to come to grips with a cataclysmic situation eager to fuel the white nationalist vitriol of his base, our would-be-dictator is deploying the national guard to persecute migrants fleeing poverty and desperation and seeking some faint hope of a better life the […]

LICENSE TO KILL: a reflection on the arpaio pardon

so the rogue in power has pardoned joe arpaio simultaneously predictable and horrifying, this moment reminds us of the lives at stake as our polity moves through this maelstrom a license to run rough-shod over civil liberties and basic human decency has just been issued it is literally a license […]

DO IT RIGHT–Letter to a Pop Star in Arizona: the bilingual bassline remix

huh-huh-HEY-HEY gaga do it right its a war zone fight don’t side with hate da-dit DO IT RIGHT INCITE tonight luh-luh-LOVE and RAGE should claim your stage kill the cylon phage don’t play with hate ma-ma MONSTA teeth need MONSTA claws ma-ma-MONSTA army going strong pound your feet in stilleto […]