Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Kay Ulanday Barrett—poet, essayist, and cultural strategist—reads Mejdulene B. Shomali’s “I Keep Waking Up in America,” plus their own poem "Said the tourmaline around your neck."
Image ID: Light brown round Filipine/x person wearing glasses, a blue sweater, floral hat, and headphones.
Kay Ulanday Barrett—poet, essayist, and cultural strategist—reads Mejdulene B. Shomali’s “I Keep Waking Up in America,” plus their own poem "Said the tourmaline around your neck."
Image ID: Light brown round Filipine/x person wearing glasses, a blue sweater, floral hat, and headphones.
