also my second book of poetry is shortlisted for a Lambda and an Indigenous Voices Award… sitting with that and feeling so grateful (as i finish my third & final collection of poetry in this poetic trilogy)
jaye simpson
@jayesimpson.bsky.social
i’m like sorta a writer, sorta a dream girl (evil), i’m like kinda bisexual but like a whole lot crybaby. award winning writer + award losing writer // from SCN 🧡
writing novels is so hard. i have crashed out so much the last few months as she wraps up
of course montreal is beautiful the week AFTER i leave :/
I'm sorry, I'm just so mad. "The Iran fiasco." They bombed five hundred fucking schools and three hundred medical centers.
The 2026 finalists in Transgender Poetry are: a body more tolerable by @jayesimpson.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social Algarabía - The Song of Cenex, Natural Son of the Isle Alarabíyya by Roque Raquel Salas Rivera. #Lammys2026
#Sirens26 #Bookmas Day 21: For everyone who needs to cry or scream or howl a body more tolerable, a searing collection by writer, activist, and drag queen jaye simpson (@jayesimpson.bsky.social). Told through faerie tales, simpson's poetry keens: with grief, with rage, with tenderness, with love
This is Minneapolis: -drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents -go to brunch with your wife -get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt -get groceries as helicopters roar overhead -deliver food & this vehicle passes you
The Shortlist: - Sage by @yaffasutopia.bsky.social - Perverts by Kay Gabriel - Local Woman by jzl jmz - Glitch Girl! by Rainie Let - a body more tolerable by @jayesimpson.bsky.social
Need more queer and trans horror for the spooky season? We've got you covered! Stop into the shop or come by our Boozy Book Fair this Saturday at Beermiscuous for our favorite horror by LGBTQ+ authors and artists! (and a whole lot more!)
the eragon movie was flop and i suspect we’ll get an amazon prime series that’ll be canceled after 2 seasons. apple tv should do it cuz they tend not to cancel things right away
like also i can’t wait to go to the museums tomorrow before my event at Thin Air in Manitoba! my first official official out of town literary festival !
it’s the era of nostalgia and my fave childhood series can’t return (Guardians of Ga’Hoole) because i think kathryn lasky killed the gd world with an earthquake that killed all the silly owls
your boyfriend ever collect your tears from you crying (from another break up) and then drink them and then tell you that he will never ever leave you?
I get to do drag again this week for the first time since November!!!! And you know what? Persephone Estradiol is ready to cause some chaos!
Really enjoyed discussing embryo dumpling horror with the great Gretchen Felker-Martin and Kayte Terry
wormbuxx@wormbuxx.bsky.social · last yr.This week on @tendersubject.bsky.social we are slurping and crunching our way through Fruit Chan’s film Dumplings with guests @scumbelievable.bsky.social and @reproutopia.bsky.social! We talk about the politics of food, abortion, class in Hong Kong & Birkin bags! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
i had all three of my current partners come visit my parents this weekend and it had some ups and some downs and it was enlightening and ended in many lessons. but hey! milestone!
i’m doing writerly things lately. signing contracts. writing things. finished poetry book 3, writing my memoir and working on some short stories… more chaos and i will be a happy darling in doing it all
Day 1, #Pride Book 1: a body more tolerable, a searing poetry collection by Oji-Cree-Saulteaux Indigiqueer writer, activist, and drag queen jaye simpson (@jayesimpson.bsky.social). Told through faerie tales and myths, simpson's poetry keens: with grief, with rage, with tenderness, with love.
i can’t post anything unserious anymore because some of you will think i’m mentally unwell but that’s how i cope my gooooooooood
PLEASE SHARE! I am raising funds for a dear friend and member of the literary as well as arts communities. $5 and $10 goes a long way! Reshares even further! We are just $800 from our goal and my hope is bluesky can take us the rest of the way. 💛💛💛 chuffed.org/project/1299...
I am not going to let AI take em dashes away from me
🐺 New! The ferocious & vulnerable poems of #abodymoretolerable, the latest collection by @jayesimpson.bsky.social, are about redefining acts of creation, destruction, deconstruction & recreation, from a singular Indigiqueer POV. 👉 Out now in Canada (USA April 15, 2025): tinyurl.com/abodymoretol...
Save the Date, Toronto. April 30. Triple poetry launch with Kyo Lee, @jayesimpson.bsky.social and me. Hosted by the luminous @razorfemme.bsky.social. Book sales by your favourite indie @anotherstoryto.bsky.social The Eventbrite is ready, if you'd like to pre-register. @arsenalpulp.bsky.social
my book, a body more tolerable, is out in the public early! WHAT A TIME!
