Spoken word

Which one are you?

Which one are you?

There are dangers to trying to create a definition of something with so much natural variance as gender and sexuality that if you continue following that path you will inevitably end up excluding yourself - or at least everyone who doesn’t look like the person defining it.

And honestly, it just leads to the kind of ridiculous interaction I (a non-binary person) describe in this poem…

NZ National Poetry Slam Finals - Some Personal Thoughts...

NZ National Poetry Slam Finals - Some Personal Thoughts...

On Saturday, for the second year in a row, I came second at the New Zealand National Poetry Slam Finals.

How pleased am I with that result?!

Honestly?

Not very. 😱

Now wait a moment before shoving me off the ledge of conclusions; conflating that with a lack of pride or gratefulness and allow me to explain...