Michelle Tea
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| Born | 1971 Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts , United States |
| Occupation | Author and Poet |
| Genres | Poetry Memoir fiction |
Michelle Tea (born Michelle Tomasik in 1971) is an American lesbian-identified author and literary arts organizer whose autobiographical works explore queer culture, feminism, race, class, prostitution, and other themes.[1] She is originally from Chelsea, Massachusetts (a city next to Boston) and currently lives in San Francisco. Tea was the co-founder of the Sister Spit spoken word tour. Her books, mostly memoirs, are known for their views into the queercore community. She has toured with the Sex Workers' Art Show alongside Ducky DooLittle and others. She is also a contributor to The Believer magazine and is the co-writer of the weekly astrology column, Double Team Psychic Dream with astrologer Jessica Lanyadoo, in San Francisco's Bay Guardian newspaper. From February 24 to March 1, 2008, Michelle was the 23rd Zale Writer-in-Residence at the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College Institute at Tulane University.[citation needed]
[edit] Works
- Transforming Community (2007) ISBN 0978902343
- Baby, Remember My Name: An Anthology of New Queer Girl's Writing (ed.) (2006) ISBN 0786717920
- Rose of No Man's Land (2006) ISBN 1596921609
- Without A Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class (ed.) (2004) ISBN 1580051030
- Pills, Thrills, Chills, and Heartache: Adventures in the First Person (with Clint Catalyst) (2004) ISBN 1555837530
- Rent Girl (2004) ISBN 0867196203
- The Beautiful (2003) ISBN 0916397890
- The Chelsea Whistle (2002) ISBN 1580050735
- Valencia (2000) ISBN 1580050352
- The Passionate Mistakes and Intricate Corruption of One Girl in America (1998) ISBN 1570270740
[edit] References
- ^ Hellman, David (2004-04-11). "Tea leaves the East for the West to sing the body electric". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/04/11/RVGR15V5J41.DTL. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
