- This event has passed.
BIPOC Reading Series
Hosted by Kyle Yoshioka and Jessica Meza-Torres, this monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color.
The featured reader for December is Amelia Ralston-Okabayashi.
This event is open to everyone, but only people who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color will be invited to read. If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Meza-Torres at jmezatorres24@gmail.com or Kyle Yoshioka at kyle.yoshioka@gmail.com.
***This event is rescheduled from November 26***
Kyle Yoshioka
Kyle (they/he) is an apologetic Californian and 14-year resident of Portland who thinks and writes a lot about belonging. Their work and voice have appeared in various publications and podcasts. Kyle is the editorial director of Provecho, a multilingual publication exploring the intersection of food and identity.
@yearofthekyle | @provecho.magazine
Amelia Ralston-Okabayashi
Amelia Ralston-Okabayashi, known as Mealz in digital space, is a systems poet, new media artist, and mythopoetic mystic. She writes from her multidimensional perspective engaging with paradox as scaffolding for convolution that sprouts new forms. Their work stems from her mixed-cultural identity, neurocomplexity, and magical practice that inspires the mediums described in their poetry. She is currently developing a form of telepathic poetry, leaving myths and archetypes in the web of consciousness.
