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Happy Black Poetry Day! This day means so much to me. As a teenager growing up in a small town in Kentucky, I was given the opportunity to attend the Kentucky Governorâs School for the Arts back in 2011. I was accepted into the Creative Writing program, where most of...
Take Back the Narrative, Uncategorized
In 1827, the English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian Samuel Taylor Coleridge defined poetry as âthe best words in the best order.â He further wrote, âWhen we write, we string words together like beads, ever mindful of color and shape, the powerful...
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 Jack Knoxville is the founder and Executive Director of Trans Empowerment Project. In addition to his activism, Jack is also a prolific writer and poet. In celebration of Black Poetry Day, here is a sampling of some of Jackâs work. Iâm too Angry Iâm too angry...
Take Back the Narrative, Uncategorized
A narrative on identity and art by artist, filmmaker, and professor K Pontuti  I grew up in a small farm town in Ohio at a time where there wasnât any language around queerness or transnessâat least nothing positive. It was also a time without the internet so...