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Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.

Vivek Shraya

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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.
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As a general rule, I tend to collaborate with artists whose work I admire.
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Now is not the time for Canadians to be sanctimonious. It is time for us to be prudent and active.
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In poetry, I didn't have to provide resolution. I could ask hard questions without feeling responsible for the answers.
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I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.
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I always work with text orally in the writing process, saying passages aloud to measure flow.
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My intention was never to write a trans novel - which is perhaps an effective strategy for writing a trans novel.
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I have been and continue to be committed to art as a tool to ignite, comfort, and discomfort.
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I couldn't write about love without writing about hate - specifically, how the experience of hatred embeds itself in the body and prevents love from entering or leaving.
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If anything, I have witnessed the ways my art travels, or is rendered more accessible, when sanctioned by or connected to white artists.
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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.
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My interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used.
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