Trigger Warning
Commissioned by Swallow-A-Bicycle in 2017 for Swallow-a-Bicycle: The 10 Year Party, this poem/play explores rape culture and the whisper network.
“Voice 1: He’s up for an award
Voice 2: He has received many awards
Voice 3: His books have received many awards
Voice 4: He’s shortlisted for an award
Voice 1: His work is award-winning
Voice 2: He is an award-winning writer
Voice 3: I heard he won an award
Voice 4: I heard he will win an award
Voice 1: He is an important teacher
Voice 2: He is an important writer
Voice 3: He will be a writer in residence
Voice 4: His band is really going places
Voice 1: He’s a really talented musician
Voice 2: He’s one of my favourite directors
Voice 3: He is an important member of the avant-garde
Voice 4: He represents a number of important musicians
Voice 1: He has a rotating cast of young assistants
Voice 2: I’ve never witnessed this alleged behavior
Voice 3: He’s never been gross with me
Voice 4: I haven’t seen anything weird from him
Voice 1: He’s never made me feel unsafe”