Jaye Simpson (styled as jaye simpson) is an Oji-Cree-Saulteaux indigiqueer writer, poet, activist, and drag queen.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Simpson resides in Vancouver, Canada, on the territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-waututh, and Squamish,[2][3] 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.[4]
Career
[edit]Simpson is most noted as a shortlisted finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Canadian writers in 2021[5] with the publication of their debut poetry collection it was never going to be okay by Nightwood Editions in 2020.[6] In addition to the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, the book was the winner in the poetry category for the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards.[7] 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.[8] Simpson's story "The Ark of the Turtle's Back" was published in Love After the End,[9] 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.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Christopher Driscoll, "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry". The Martlet, February 12, 2021.
- ^ "St@nza 18.2 Summer 2021 by League of Canadian Poets - Issuu". issuu.com. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Driscoll, Christopher (2021-02-12). "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry Martlet". Martlet. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Ryan Porter, "Emerging queer writers celebrated as finalists announced for Dayne Ogilvie Prize". Quill & Quire, May 26, 2021.
- ^ "37 Canadian poetry collections to watch for in fall 1920". CBC Books, September 23, 2020.
- ^ Vicky Qiao, "Nathan Adler, Bevann Fox and jaye simpson among winners for 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards". CBC Books, June 22, 2021.
- ^ "St@nza 18.2 Summer 2021 by League of Canadian Poets - Issuu". issuu.com. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Whitehead J, ed. Love after the End : An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction. Arsenal Pulp Press; 2020.
- ^ April/May 2021, Lisa Mayerhoefer (2021-11-15). ""it was never going to be okay"". CiTR. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
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