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jaye simpson posted by themself in July of 2023[1]

jaye simpson is an Oji-Cree-Saulteaux indigiqueer writer, poet, activist, and drag queen.[2]

Personal life[edit]

jaye resides in Vancouver, Canada, on the territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-waututh, and Squamish,[3][4] and 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 provide to them regularly.[5]

Career[edit]

simpson is most noted as a shortlisted finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Canadian writers in 2021[6] with the publication of their debut poetry collection it was never going to be okay by Nightwood Editions in 2020.[7] In addition to the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, the book was the winner in the poetry category for the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards.[8] 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.[9] simpson's story "The Ark of the Turtle's Back" was published in Love After the End,[10] 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.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ^ Christopher Driscoll, "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry". The Martlet, February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "St@nza 18.2 Summer 2021 by League of Canadian Poets - Issuu". issuu.com. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. ^ Driscoll, Christopher (2021-02-12). "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry Martlet". Martlet. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  6. ^ Ryan Porter, "Emerging queer writers celebrated as finalists announced for Dayne Ogilvie Prize". Quill & Quire, May 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "37 Canadian poetry collections to watch for in fall 1920". CBC Books, September 23, 2020.
  8. ^ Vicky Qiao, "Nathan Adler, Bevann Fox and jaye simpson among winners for 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards". CBC Books, June 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "St@nza 18.2 Summer 2021 by League of Canadian Poets - Issuu". issuu.com. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  10. ^ Whitehead J, ed. Love after the End : An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction. Arsenal Pulp Press; 2020.
  11. ^ 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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