“Tomorrow is tomorrow. Over there is over there. And here and now is not a bad place and time to be, especially when so much of the unknown is beautiful.” - Ryka Aoki
Who is Ryka Aoki?
• A Japanese-American transgender woman, professor, poet, composer, martial arts instructor, and Executive Director of Dissonance Press.
• She creates an intimate multi-genre collection of poems, stories, and essays with “Seasonal Velocities.” The book journeys through love and abuse in the trans experience and what it is to be human.
Watching two asian gay guys take down the model minority myth and a transphobic society with their small genderfluid child wasn't on my bingo but damn I'm glad that it exists
Do you guys think I could pull off the school girl look? Lol 🥺 I thought this outfit was super cute even though in reality l'm probably a little too old for it lol.😅
“There is relief in seeing another person being happy. Being happy makes it possible for that other person to love someone. In my case, I want another person to be able to love me.“ - Yanyi
Who is Yanyi?
• A queer and trans Chinese-American poet, teacher, editor, and creative advisor.
• His book The Year of Blue Water, won the 2018 Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize, finalist for the 2020 Lambda Literary Award in Transgender Poetry, and one of 2019’s Best Poetry Books by New York Public Library.