"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. K's poetry is brutally honest and sincere."
--The Columbia Chronicle
follow a verbal testimony of warriors, queer youth claimin' the streets and the dance floor, mamaland tongue, and vulnerability. kay ulanday barrett incises wit and weaves a provocative sound in this impressive debut EP. footage recorded live at sulu series, the bowery poetry club and also a new bonus track!
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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. includes over 20 poems!
"We Got Issues: A Young Woman's Guide Bold, Courageous, and Empowered Life" edited by Rha Goddess & Jlove Calder�n (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.�
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