It is a meditation on anti-trans violence, a ceremony for loss and grief, and an imagining of what could be if we weren’t taught to fear the very things that have the potential to set us free. Learn more about these guidelines at tiny.utk. Femme In Public (2017) is a poetry collection by transfeminine writer Alok Vaid-Menon. Students are required to adhere to all campus safety guidelines, including social distancing and wearing face coverings, for this and other events. Join us for Culture Week 2021 March 1st through March 5th! Culture week, hosted by Arts and Culture, is a week filled with events that showcase and highlight different cultures in different art forms. They are currently an artist in residence at the Annette von Droste Foundation Center for Literature. the poetry books Femme in Public (2017) and Your Wound / My Garden (2021). Femme in Public by Alok Vaid-Menon 664 ratings, 4. They have been honored as one of NBC’s Pride 50, Out Magazine’s OUT 100, and Business Insider’s 25 Doers. Internationally-acclaimed performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon will perform a. Transfeminine writer, performer, and public speaker Alok Vaid-Menon uses these pages to meditate on anti-trans violence and imagine a world that celebrates femininity instead of forcing people to destroy that part of themselves in order to survive. They are the author of Femme in Public (2017), Beyond the Gender Binary (2020), and Your Wound/My Garden (2021). In 2019 they launched #DeGenderFashion: a movement to degender fashion and beauty industries. They are the author of Femme in Public (2017) and Beyond the Gender Binary (2020).

As a mixed-media artist, ALOK’s work explores themes of trauma, belonging, and the human condition. ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed gender non-conforming writer, performer, and public speaker. Femme In Public (2017) is a collection of poetry by nonbinary artist Alok Vaid-Menon.