#kate rushin

[llovelymoonn]

i’m not really sure who i am or what my childhood makes me

kate rushin crusa prays for herself \\ @janasojka​ night landscapes \\ @sandmoonyelse​ \\ clarice lispector a breath of life (via @flowerytale​) \\ merita jaha angst \\ rob horning speaking to no one \\ maxim fomenko no face #5 \\ eric carrazedo identidade #2 [“identity #2″] \\ kim addonizio what is this thing called love: “body and soul”

kofi

[inthemarginalized]

So it's a gorgeous afternoon in the park./t's so nice you forget your Attitude/(the one your mama taught you.)/the one that says:/Don't mess with me./You forget until you hear all the whistling and/lip-smacking. You whip around and say;/"I ain't no damn dog." It's a young guy./His mouth drops open. "Excuse me, Sister./How you doin?" You lie and smile and say,/"I'm doing good, everything's cool, Brother." - Kate Rushin

She is a Black queer writer and activist.

[myhomeontatooine]

Your Collapsing Bridge

https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/561125/bridge-poem-rushin/

[inthemarginalized]

The bridge I must be/Is the bridge to my own power/I must translate/My own fears/Mediate/My own weaknesses/I must be the bridge to nowhere/But my true self/And then/I will be useful    - Kate Rushin

She is a writer and activist.

[inthemarginalized]

Find another connection to the rest of the world/Find something else to make you legitimate /Find some other way to be political and hip /I will not be the bridge to your womanhood /Your manhood /Your humanness   - Kate Rushin She is a writer and activist.

[inthemarginalized]

The bridge I must be/Is the bridge to my own power/I must translate/My own fears/Mediate/My own weaknesses/I must be the bridge to nowhere/But my true self/And then/I will be useful    - Kate Rushin, The Bridge Called My Back

She is a writer and activist.

[cityofchapin]

From “The Black Back-Ups" by Kate Rushin

At schoolIn OhioI swear to GawdThere was always somebodyTelling me that the only personIn their whole houseWho listened and understood themDespite the money and the lessonsWas the housekeeperAnd I knew it was trueBut what was I supposed to say Kate Rushin is a Black lesbian poet. Her works have been published in various anthologies and journals such as Feminist Theory Reader: Local and Global…

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[burningsoft]

The Bridge Poem - Kate Rushin