Episode 134: Wo Chan

Tuck speaks with poet and drag artist Wo Chan (they/them), who performs as the Illustrious Pearl. Topics include:

• Re-evaluating the narrative of your book after starting psychoanalysis
• Combining poetry and drag performance into… PowerPoint drag!
• Creating art out of testimonials from your family’s deportation proceedings
• Learning to share without oversharing — and without judging yourself for oversharing
• Plus: Ostrich feathers, Cantopop, loneliness, poop poems, and the stage as a sacrificial altar.

This Week in Gender: We recap the US midterm elections and discuss the concept of “Queering Congress” (lol lmao)

Find Wo on Instagram @theillustriouspearl. Togetherness is available now from Nightboat Books.

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