{"product_id":"discma","title":"Disco Ball Dyke, by Mariah Ayscue","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 28 pages, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisco Ball Dyke\u003c\/em\u003e begins with the Jesus of Church street creating a living sanctuary of their body for our community after being baptized by trans gods. Then our community of all genders and sexualities becomes a living sanctuary for all. You’ll meet pansexual pancakes, demisexual dreams, discoball dykes, lesbian flowers, bi butterflies, sapphic singers, gay death droppers, asexual astronomers, polyamorous pixie dust and other loved ones. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe living sanctuary becomes a barricade at protests, marches and demonstrations. It becomes a collective vessel for joy surrounded by sweetness even through grief. It also is fought for by their mother and the creator of their own name. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis poetry collection of Black Trans sweetness celebrates how the QTBIPOC community embraces each other as miracles rather than spectacles. There is crucifixion in the eyes of those who perceive us as spectacles and get violent when our community isn’t respectable. But, there is resurrection in the eyes of our community that knows we are miracles. I promise you will find freedom like the disco ball dykes fly on roller skates. And please know you are loved within your wholeness, realness and divinity. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMariah Ayscue (s)he\/him\/king) is a Black, Trans, Artist, Activist and mental health advocate from Montclair NJ. He also identifies as a Christian Witch, Disco Ball Dyke, Pansexual pancake and a Demisexual dream that is expressed through his poetry. Mariah worked with the organization Girl Be Heard as a Directing Fellow and Company member under the instruction of Ianne Fields Stuart (founder of The Okra Project). This led to working with V (formerly Eve) Ensler known for \u003cem\u003eThe Vagina Monologues\u003c\/em\u003e and Tony Porter (founder of A Call to Men) on creating the YouthACT council. He has also worked with The Nuyorican Poets Cafe community, Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal (artistic director of When Women Speak), Rescue Poetix (poet laureate of Jersey City), Talena Lachelle Queen (poet laureate of Paterson) to create safe spaces where poetry can help us express our many intersections and learn from each other. Mariah wants to reclaim the narratives, education and healing of the QTBIPOC community. It is the work he wants to do for the rest of his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariah Ayscue","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":44846933705019,"sku":"DISCMA","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":44846933737787,"sku":"DISCMAe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/products\/discofront.png?v=1697489987","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/discma","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}