Jaye simpson

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jaye simpson (stylized in all lowercase) is an Oji-Cree-Saulteaux indigiqueer writer, poet, activist, and drag queen. [1]

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Personal life

simpson resides in Vancouver, Canada, on the territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-waututh, and Squamish. [2] [3] They write their name, pronouns, and the word "i" in lowercase letters as a stylistic choice to emulate a softness they feel society does not regularly provide to them. [4]

Career

simpson is most noted as a shortlisted finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Canadian writers in 2021 [5] with the publication of their debut poetry collection it was never going to be okay by Nightwood Editions in 2020. [6] In addition to the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, the book was the winner in the poetry category for the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards. [7] Their work is published in a variety of magazines, another notable publication of theirs being their piece all this out of spite published in St@nza in the summer 2021 issue. [8] Simpson's story The Ark of the Turtle's Back was published in Love After the End, [9] an anthology collection edited by Joshua Whitehead.

Simpson writes in both English and the Swampy Cree dialect. Their subjects include indigeneity, queerness, and their experience in the child welfare system. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ↑ Christopher Driscoll, "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry". The Martlet , February 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "St@nza 18.2 Summer 2021 by League of Canadian Poets - Issuu". issuu.com. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ↑ Driscoll, Christopher (2021-02-12). "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry Martlet". Martlet. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. ↑ Ryan Porter, "Emerging queer writers celebrated as finalists announced for Dayne Ogilvie Prize". Quill & Quire , May 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ "37 Canadian poetry collections to watch for in fall 1920". CBC Books, September 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ Vicky Qiao, "Nathan Adler, Bevann Fox and jaye simpson among winners for 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards". CBC Books, June 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "St@nza 18.2 Summer 2021 by League of Canadian Poets - Issuu". issuu.com. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  9. ↑ Whitehead J, ed. Love after the End : An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction. Arsenal Pulp Press; 2020.
  10. ↑ April/May 2021, Lisa Mayerhoefer (2021-11-15). ""it was never going to be okay"". CiTR. Retrieved 2024-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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