Born and raised in rural Texas, Alok (they/them) is a gender non-conforming poet, writer, and performance artist now based in New York City. Their work explores the imaginative possibilities of queer, trans, and gender non-conforming lives through powerful discussions of trauma, intimacy, kinship, creativity, violence, and shame. In 2017 they received the Live Works Performance Act Award granted to ten performance artists across the world and released their inaugural poetry chapbook FEMME IN PUBLIC. Alok’s writing and performances have been featured in major media outlets, blogs, and publications, and they have performed at 500 venues in more than 40 countries worldwide. Learn more at their personal website.