In poetry, I didn't have to provide resolution. I could ask hard questions without feeling responsible for the answers.

Should I be collaborating with artists of color solely because of their race and my politics? This question is weighted with my own worry that I have been invited to speak or collaborate solely because of my race, and not because of my abilities.

I have dedicated a significant portion of my time and artistry to making art that addresses various forms of oppression, including white supremacy, misogyny, and biphobia.

I have been and continue to be committed to art as a tool to ignite, comfort, and discomfort.

Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not.

I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.

As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.