"rhythm is a dancer" LIVE @ black
repertory theatre(providence, ri.) 4/2007
"for adil" LIVE @ columbia college
(chicago,il.) 4/2008
"uncertain" LIVE @ black repertory
theatre (providence,ri.) 4/2007
"Kay Barrett sweeps Chicago with striking,
subtle poetry...Spoken word artist and political
activist Kay Barrett has been taking Chicago's
poetry world by storm. Her poetry is brutally
honest and sincere."
--The Columbia Chronicle
for ^in [the sharp 2006 edition]
by kay ulanday barrett
kay ulanday barrett forges emotion
from the bodies of dictionaries & tarot cards
with this ferocious chapbook, for^in.
poems include: even before george dubya,
notes on dehydration, hayop ka! and
many more. with subtly and ancestor speak,
this first work offers adoration, resistance,
and a radiant perspective from a queer brown
midwest-grown poet who has survived.
kay's poems are not truths to be excused,
folded, or placed on the coffeetable
wayside. if you are thirsty, wanna claim
some power and like the music of avenue
psalms, the echo of letters, or the bravado
of a protest chant, the irreverant honesty
in these debut pages will be enough nourish
to make high school textbooks simmer and
blush for years to come.
$12 (includes shipping + handling)
to order please contact kay barrett
info(at)kaybarrett.net
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"We Got Issues: A Young Woman's Guide Bold,
Courageous, and Empowered Life"
edited by Rha Goddess & Jlove
CalderŪn (Inner Ocean Press)
Featuring two poems by kay ulanday barrett,
as well as women from across the US. In 2005,
the 'We Got Issues' team, Rha Goddess
and JLove Calderon, traveled the country
gathering rants from over 1,000 women,
from Rikers Island to the Republican
National Convention. We Got Issues!
showcases a new feminine generation
as they speak honestly and courageously
about the 10 most important issues facing
young women today, from money and racism,
to relationships and motherhood, acting
up, acting out, and demanding change.ī
$10.17 plus shipping and handling
purchase at your local feminist bookstore or
at amazon: http://www.amazon.com