Kay E. Bancroft, MFA
@kebpoet.bsky.social
Queer nonbinary, poet, editor, educator | MFA from Randolph College | Author of “Bloodroom” forthcoming in 2026 from Sundress Publications 🩸
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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA
@kebpoet.bsky.social
· Jan 23
So, my debut poetry collection “Bloodroom” is being published in summer 2026 by @sundresspub.bsky.social ! 🩸✨This book is full of explorations, of diving into intergenerational trauma, parent/child relationships, queerness and sexuality, pop horror from the 90s to now, and more.
Currently scheming stops for book tour next year — where should I go!? 🩸
June 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Currently scheming stops for book tour next year — where should I go!? 🩸
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Heaven Looks Like Us: An Evening of Palestinian Poetry 🇵🇸
Join @intifadabatata.bsky.social, @noorhindi.bsky.social, and contributors to the new Palestinian poetry anthology Heaven Looks Like Us for a virtual reading in commemoration of Nakba Day.
RSVP to join:
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Join @intifadabatata.bsky.social, @noorhindi.bsky.social, and contributors to the new Palestinian poetry anthology Heaven Looks Like Us for a virtual reading in commemoration of Nakba Day.
RSVP to join:
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
May 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Heaven Looks Like Us: An Evening of Palestinian Poetry 🇵🇸
Join @intifadabatata.bsky.social, @noorhindi.bsky.social, and contributors to the new Palestinian poetry anthology Heaven Looks Like Us for a virtual reading in commemoration of Nakba Day.
RSVP to join:
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Join @intifadabatata.bsky.social, @noorhindi.bsky.social, and contributors to the new Palestinian poetry anthology Heaven Looks Like Us for a virtual reading in commemoration of Nakba Day.
RSVP to join:
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Pretty please come to this fundraiser reading? It’s this Thursday, and I want to see you there so we can support @translifeline.bsky.social and @translatinacoalition.org 💗✨ register to attend here: us05web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Pretty please come to this fundraiser reading? It’s this Thursday, and I want to see you there so we can support @translifeline.bsky.social and @translatinacoalition.org 💗✨ register to attend here: us05web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Went on a walk in the sunshine and there were flowers, and honestly? It healed me a little.
March 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Went on a walk in the sunshine and there were flowers, and honestly? It healed me a little.
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Hey poets! These are the words now banned or discouraged at federal agencies—on yer mark, get set, ✍️….
March 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Hey poets! These are the words now banned or discouraged at federal agencies—on yer mark, get set, ✍️….
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On March 13, 5 p.m. PT I'll be reading at a virtual event fundraiser for Trans Lifeline and TransLatin@ Coalition, organized by poets Kay E. Bancroft and Melissa Ferrer Civil. Registration details in the Linktree in bio. Donations and loving presence welcome!
March 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
On March 13, 5 p.m. PT I'll be reading at a virtual event fundraiser for Trans Lifeline and TransLatin@ Coalition, organized by poets Kay E. Bancroft and Melissa Ferrer Civil. Registration details in the Linktree in bio. Donations and loving presence welcome!
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So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund.
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
Updates on National Endowment for the Arts FY 2026 Grant Opportunities
The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025. These changes impact organizations applying in the Grants for Arts Projects or Chal...
www.arts.gov
February 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund.
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
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If you're in Cincy this Tuesday (Feb. 4th), come to Sitwell's Coffee House for some electric poetry from @taylorbyas.bsky.social & @kebpoet.bsky.social! We'll have an open mc, too!
February 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
If you're in Cincy this Tuesday (Feb. 4th), come to Sitwell's Coffee House for some electric poetry from @taylorbyas.bsky.social & @kebpoet.bsky.social! We'll have an open mc, too!
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Metaphors are bad at listening when you try to tell them you are full.
January 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Metaphors are bad at listening when you try to tell them you are full.
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Guys, I know I’ve posted this article a lot in the last two weeks. But I’m so serious.
They’re not fucking around, and major executive action aimed at trans literature could happen as soon as tomorrow. The time to take action to protect trans books and authors is *now.*
They’re not fucking around, and major executive action aimed at trans literature could happen as soon as tomorrow. The time to take action to protect trans books and authors is *now.*
Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action.
If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship
Project 2025 wants to criminalize trans literature. Here’s a game plan for keeping our stories alive.
thetransfemininereview.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Guys, I know I’ve posted this article a lot in the last two weeks. But I’m so serious.
They’re not fucking around, and major executive action aimed at trans literature could happen as soon as tomorrow. The time to take action to protect trans books and authors is *now.*
They’re not fucking around, and major executive action aimed at trans literature could happen as soon as tomorrow. The time to take action to protect trans books and authors is *now.*
CORRECT
"are you a man or a woman" no bitch i'm your worst nightmare
January 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
CORRECT
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Call for Work: Until You Get Here, Queer Epistolaries
Deadline: March 15, 2025
"Queer folks have been keeping each other company on the page for as long as we’ve existed—to practice solidarity, extend generosity, resist, wonder, flirt..."
medium.com/anomalyblog/...
Deadline: March 15, 2025
"Queer folks have been keeping each other company on the page for as long as we’ve existed—to practice solidarity, extend generosity, resist, wonder, flirt..."
medium.com/anomalyblog/...
Call for Work: Until You Get Here, Queer Epistolaries
For six years and counting, we — Jody and Zoë — have been sending each other love notes: epistolary poems, long form emails with subject…
medium.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Call for Work: Until You Get Here, Queer Epistolaries
Deadline: March 15, 2025
"Queer folks have been keeping each other company on the page for as long as we’ve existed—to practice solidarity, extend generosity, resist, wonder, flirt..."
medium.com/anomalyblog/...
Deadline: March 15, 2025
"Queer folks have been keeping each other company on the page for as long as we’ve existed—to practice solidarity, extend generosity, resist, wonder, flirt..."
medium.com/anomalyblog/...
Oh hey, that’s me and my cohort of baddies ✨🩸
We are thrilled to announce the results of our 2024 open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts: Dani Janae’s Hound Triptych, Abigail Raley’s Wet Specimen, SG Huerta’s Burns, and Kay E. Bancroft’s Bloodroom. www.sundresspublications.com/news/2025/01...
January 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Oh hey, that’s me and my cohort of baddies ✨🩸
So, my debut poetry collection “Bloodroom” is being published in summer 2026 by @sundresspub.bsky.social ! 🩸✨This book is full of explorations, of diving into intergenerational trauma, parent/child relationships, queerness and sexuality, pop horror from the 90s to now, and more.
January 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
So, my debut poetry collection “Bloodroom” is being published in summer 2026 by @sundresspub.bsky.social ! 🩸✨This book is full of explorations, of diving into intergenerational trauma, parent/child relationships, queerness and sexuality, pop horror from the 90s to now, and more.
Started a lil substack to feel more connected and make things feel a little less terrible! Come hang ✨ open.substack.com/pub/kayebanc...
January 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Started a lil substack to feel more connected and make things feel a little less terrible! Come hang ✨ open.substack.com/pub/kayebanc...
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alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
January 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
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These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
January 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
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Writing is an act of rebellion.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
December 16, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Writing is an act of rebellion.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.
Wrote a poem for the first time in 3 months and I feel relieved that I remember how to do it 😭
December 17, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Wrote a poem for the first time in 3 months and I feel relieved that I remember how to do it 😭
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Banning trans women from using bathrooms, banning cis women from getting abortions, and appointing sexual predators to lead government agencies are all acts of a movement that seeks to remove women and queer people from public life.
November 20, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Banning trans women from using bathrooms, banning cis women from getting abortions, and appointing sexual predators to lead government agencies are all acts of a movement that seeks to remove women and queer people from public life.
Saw this little guy on a live video last night and would love to feel the peace and happiness he’s exuding.
November 8, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Saw this little guy on a live video last night and would love to feel the peace and happiness he’s exuding.
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"If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive [...] This is what mothers teach -- love, survival”
--Audre Lorde
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"I love you, love you, love you, / sad as you are, O world."
--Adelia Prado
--Audre Lorde
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"I love you, love you, love you, / sad as you are, O world."
--Adelia Prado
November 7, 2024 at 3:52 AM
"If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive [...] This is what mothers teach -- love, survival”
--Audre Lorde
*
"I love you, love you, love you, / sad as you are, O world."
--Adelia Prado
--Audre Lorde
*
"I love you, love you, love you, / sad as you are, O world."
--Adelia Prado
Aside from the horrors that persist, that is.
Back here babes, what’s happening?
November 7, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Aside from the horrors that persist, that is.
Back here babes, what’s happening?
November 7, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Back here babes, what’s happening?