Kit Yan

Genre: Spoken Word
Secondary Genre: Comedy Brooklyn, New York USA Contact

Kit Yan is a nationally ranking transgender slam poet who uses poetry and humor to address political issues relating to race, class, gender, and sexuality. He is entertaining, funny, poignant, and has received glowing reviews from New York magazine, HBO, Bitch Magazine, and Curve Magazine.

Artist Information

Biography

Recently Featured in the HBO Documentary Asians Aloud, Kit Yan tell stories through slam poetry from the lens of a queer and transgender Asian American from Hawaii who travels all over the world on tour. Through touching love poems, coming out stories, and comedic tales of his childhood –Kit takes you on a journey that is raw, real, heart-wrenching, and unforgettable.

New York Magazine describes his art as “knockout spoken-word” while Curve magazine says “incredible slam poetry” and Bitch magazine states that: “The eloquence of Kit’s spoken-word delivery lies in the anti-racist, anti-homophobic, gender-inclusive, language that ties his lyrics together.”

Kit’s work has been taught at universities all over the world from Singapore to San Francisco State to Harvard. Kit is on Campus Pride's Top 25 LGBT college campus speakers and artists hot list and is dedicated to creating positive social change.

In 2010, Kit appeared in a census psa focusing on same-sex couples and people of color. Kit also spoke to over 200,000 from the stage of the 2009 National Equality March, performed on the 2009 San Francisco Pride main stage, and earned a spot in as a top three finalist at the 2010 National Queer Slam. Kit Yan is the first ever and reigning Mr. Transman 2010.

He is fresh off a literary 2012 Sister Spit tour with Dorothy Alison, Michelle Tea, Justin Vivian Bond, Erin Markey, Brontez Purnell, and Cassie Sneider and is currently working on his first play in spoken word.

For booking please visit www.kityanpoet.com

Instrumentation

Kit Yan - Vocals

Discography

"As We Fell" (2012)
"A Couple of Love Poems I Saved for a Time Like This" (2011) - Kit Yan live, feat. Sharon Mok
"Drive Away Home" (2009) - Good Asian Drivers
"Kit Yan - Live" (2008) - Kit Yan, feat. Melissa Li

Official Website

http://www.kityanpoet.com

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

Plastic.KnittingFactory.mov

edwin's poem.mp4

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Press

  • NY Mag, Bitch Mag, Curve Mag, Hyphen Mag Press Compilation [+ Show ]

    “Knockout spoken-word!” -New York Magazine “Incredible slam poetry” - Curve Magazine “The...

Setlist

26 Steps
Someday Soon
Silicon Dicks
Josh and Drake
Edwin's Poem
Queer Heartache
Plastic


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