My writing features in Helialá — A Gathering of Poems, edited and translated by ONCE WE WERE ISLANDS.
Helialá — A Gathering of Poems is a collection of thirteen new poems, presented in their original languages of composition with translations into the Queer, constructed language Damiá. The poems respond to the thematic impulse of Queer Utopias, and the printed publication represents the fourth chapter from the durational ‘constellation artwork’ With Forests in Our Mouths (2024-25) by Queer performance collective ONCE WE WERE ISLANDS.
On 2nd October 2024, the publication is launched at the Finnland-Institut in Berlin with poetry readings in English and in Damiá. A brand-new short film featuring all thirteen poems recorded in Damiá alongside cyanotype imagery is shown in the Institute foyer.
On 2nd October 2024, the publication is launched at the Finnland-Institut in Berlin with poetry readings in English and in Damiá. A brand-new short film featuring all thirteen poems recorded in Damiá alongside cyanotype imagery is shown in the Institute foyer.
Editing, design, film: Chris Gylee & Aslan
Poems: Stefani J Alvarez, Jacob Louis Beany, Moss Berke, Dion Zavea (Esther Boles), Micol Curatolo, Alton Melvar M Dapanas, Kit Gee, Sky Jing Lee, Anna T., TEINIART, and Jack Young
Poems: Stefani J Alvarez, Jacob Louis Beany, Moss Berke, Dion Zavea (Esther Boles), Micol Curatolo, Alton Melvar M Dapanas, Kit Gee, Sky Jing Lee, Anna T., TEINIART, and Jack Young
