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On (Un-) Becoming

Mwende Freequency Katwiwa

Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa tenderly explores the pitfalls and possibilities of social and somatic belonging and dislocation while transitioning between genders and geographies.

(On Un-) Becoming brings life to the multitudes of oneself through visual representations that blend the worlds of poetry and photography. This unique range of perspectives encompass the inner child, caretaker, showstopper, and everything in between.

Witness FreeQuency's unapologetic journey towards a radically, vulnerable, authentic-self, in this stunning debut.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Button Poetry
  • Publish Date: May 7th, 2024
  • Pages: 120
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.25in - 0.37lb
  • EAN: 9781638342984
  • Categories: Women AuthorsLGBTQ+American - African American & Black

About the Author

Katwiwa, Mwende Freequency: - Storyteller, organizer, speaker, host, workshop leader, chaos collagist, youth worker & performance artist, FreeQuency is a gender renegade Kenyan eimmigrant who self identifies as masculine off center, femme adjacent, an AunTea andor a prettyboi. FreeQuency's anti-disciplinary work interrogates and occupies the in between while exploring the nuances and stark contradictions of existence under racialized capitalism. FreeQuency is the 2018 Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, & has been featured in or written for The Independent, the New York Times, OkayAfrica & many other outlets.