Dangerdangerdanger from gender failure by rae spoon and ivan coyote thewritersfestival. Twotime bc book prize finalist hubert evans nonfiction prize and the jim deva prize for writing that provokes ivan coyote is one of north americas preeminent storytellers and performers, and the author, coauthor, or coeditor of eleven previous books, all but one of which have been published by arsenal pulp press. Dangerdangerdanger from gender failure by rae spoon and. Coyotes failure to fit into the traditional gender binary.
Rae is the author of the lambda literary award finalist first spring grass fire 2012, and coauthor with ivan e. This essay is excerpted from the book gender failure by ivan e. In their first collaborative book, ivan and rae explore and expose their failed attempts at fitting into the gender binary, and how ultimately our expectations and. The slow fix is a storytellers travelogue, an ode to coyotes northwestern roots and a guide to navigating public spaces for those who defy the gender expectations of others. Gender education and advocacy gea is a national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human society. Over the rainbow books is a bibliography that reflects the lgbt experience and is meant for general adult readers. The book is an adaptation of the duos successfullytoured. The rest of the essays in gender failure are equally as good. If youre familiar with ivans and raes work, gender failure cant absolutely be missed.
While rae spoon and ivan coyote narrate their various stories tragic and hilarious, sometimes both at the same time we see how gender is ambiguous, confusing, arbitrary, and evolving. Ivan and rae mix the gender identity interview for adults ftm with beats and video to create the gender failure theme song. Coyote and rae spoons collaborative book gender failure. Coyotes first book, boys like her press gang publishers, 1998, was adapted from a live show that was performed by their theater troop, taste this. Tomboy survival guide is a funny and moving memoir told in stories, in which ivan recounts the pleasures and difficulties of growing up a tomboy in canadas yukon, and how they learned to embrace their. Coyote is a trans writer, performer, and author of eight books published by arsenal pulp press, including gender failure cowritten by rae spoon, the youngadult collection one in every crowd, and the novel bow grip, winner of the relit award. Common themes in their work involve identity, gender, community, and class.
Gender failure is a beautiful, candid, moving account of rae spoon and ivan e. Coyote reimagine their groundbreaking gender failure live show as a heartfelt collaborative memoir. Arsenal pulp press active distribution catalogue online. List of products by publisherlabel arsenal pulp press. In alternating chapters, the two of them explore the very different journeys they each took to arrive at a nonbinary gender identity. Coyote are selfproclaimed gender failures, but their new book from arsenal pulp press titled gender failure 306. Based on their acclaimed 2012 live show that toured across the us and in europe, gender failure is a poignant collection of autobiographical essays, lyrics, and images documenting ivan and raes personal journeys from gender failure to gender enlightenment. Its roots as a stage production are evident the tone is conversational, even intimate, and you can almost imagine the authors telling you these stories in person. Ivan teamed up with arsenal pulp press in 2000, and has since released nine more books. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year. A powerful collaboration between two extraordinary performerwriters on matters of gender and identity. The appropriate weight, a story included in corinne mannings debut collection we had no rules, appears at electric literature, as recommended by arsenal publisher brian lam we had no rules is a defiant, beautifully realized story collection about the messy complications of contemporary queer life. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle.
A revelatory book about gender, mental illness, parenting, mortality, bike mechanics, work, class, and the task of living in a body. This collection of essays and personal stories is the collaborative work of ivan e. Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. Based on their acclaimed 2012 live show that toured across the united states and in europe, gender failure is a poignant collection of autobiographical essays, lyrics, and images documenting ivan and raes personal journeys from gender failure to gender enlightenment. In loose end, their third story collection, ivan focuses attention on the city. I literally adore ivan and ive read everyone of their books more than once. Excerpt from we had no rules by corinne manning appears at. A real roomclearer of a show, writes coyote, quoting spoon in their new collaborative book, also called gender failure, published in may by arsenal pulp press.
I wish that i could see a live performance by ivan coyote and rae spoon. Ivan is a seasoned stage performer, and over the last twentyfive years has become an audience favourite at storytelling, writers, film, poetry, and folk music festivals from anchorage. In their first collaborative book, ivan and rae explore and expose their failed attempts. Gender failure is an important read for anyone looking for firsthand experiences from those whose lives and bodies have transgressed gender norms, and an important literary step beyond the traditional trans narrative. Rae and ivan thoughtfully speak to the fact that a culture that adheres to a rigid gender binary is a culture that ultimately. Part 5 of gender failure by ivan coyote and rae spoon.
They also visit schools to tell stories and give writing workshops. Inquisitive and expansive, like a boy but not a boy explores author andrea bennetts experiences with gender expectations, being a nonbinary parent, and the sometimes funny and sometimes difficult task of living. Coyote first conceived of gender failure in 2012, it was as a 45minute live multimedia performance of stories and songs about being trans and living outside the gender binary. Rae spoon, gender failure, page 18 musicians, authors, and storytellers rae spoon and ivan e. They joined arsenal pulp press in 2000 and have published 10 books with.
National transgender resources lesbian, gay, bisexual. And i envy sooo much the people who have seen the show live. Please pardon us while we make updates to the catalog. Sending the reader through a range of emotions this book is an uncomplicated journey through the challenges and joys of choosing to live with courage and purpose, forcing one to. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Close to spiderman 2000, one mans trash 2002, loose end 2005, bow grip 2006, the slow fix 2008, missed her 2010, persistence. Coyote is a canadian spoken word performer, writer, and lgbt advocate. Raes book first spring grass fire has been a revelation and is now among my favourite books af all time. Rae was also featured in the arsenal pulp anthology persistence and composed the instrumental score for the. Friends, family, and lovers are the lifeblood of coyotes latest story collection, the slow fix. A book based on the show was published by arsenal pulp in 2014.
Rae was also featured in the arsenal pulp anthology persistence and composed the instrumental score for the national film board film dead man. The cbc has called coyote a genderbending author who loves telling. All ways butch and femme 2011, one in every crowd 2012 and gender failure 2014. Arsenal pulp press is a book publisher in vancouver, canada with over 300 titles currently in print, which include literary fiction and nonfiction. Ivan coyote is a celebrated storyteller and the author of ten previous books, including gender failure with rae spoon and one in every crowd, a collection for lgbt youth. Gender failure isbn 9781551525365 pdf epub ivan coyote. Coyote and rae spoons cowritten book gender failure arsenal pulp press. Arsenal pulp press specializes in literary fiction and nonfiction. This acclaimed book by ivan coyote is available at in several formats for your ereader. Coyote has won many accolades for their collections of short stories, novels, and films. These largely autobiographical pieces are all about.
In this section of their performance gender failure ivan coyote tells the story the rest of my chest from the print collection gender failure. I found out about the book when one of ivans essays fear and loathing in public bathrooms, or how i learned to hold my pee was excerpted in slate. Based on their acclaimed 2012 live show that toured across canada and the us and in europe, gender failure is a poignant collection of autobiographical essays, lyrics, and images documenting ivan and raes personal journeys from gender failure to gender selfacceptance. A fully loaded arsenal two decades on, indie publisher is queerer than ever. Coyote and rae spoon, out now from arsenal pulp press i can hold my pee for hours. Ivan coyote is the awardwinning author of twelve books, the creator of four short films, and has released three albums that combine storytelling with music. Gender failure is a really simple book on simple issues that seem so complex. Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, its a book that will touch lgbtq. Published april 8th 2014 by arsenal pulp press first published march 31st 2014.
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