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The Crimson Coyote podcast welcomes writer, performer, and organizer TYLER VILE to Episode #6!

Tyler Vile is a writer, performer, and organizer from Baltimore, MD whose novel-in-verse, Never Coming Home, is available on Topside Press. She is a founding member of Hinenu: The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl, a radically inclusive synagogue. Her work has appeared in the Lambda Literary Award nominated anthology, Resilience, published by Heartspark Press, as well as the magazines Femmescapes, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, and Rogue Agent.

I met Tyler through a writing community spearheaded by our very talented friend, Isobel O’Hare. Tyler is– forgive my expression– punk as fuck. She has existed on the margins for her entire life; a physically disabled trans woman and trauma survivor. She’s an activist who performed vocals in a band called Anti-Androgen, with songs like “Buffalo Bill,” where she would conclude her set by shouting, “Goodbye, horses!” She also dabbles in divination, and you can book a tarot reading with her at Dvar Tarot. Did I mention that she has the cutest ears!

*Trigger Warning: In this episode, there is discussion of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse, so if you believe that this conversation will be traumatizing, please reconsider listening.

You can find Tyler on Twitter and Facebook.

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The Crimson Coyote · #6 Tyler Vile

Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A) was born in Venezuela and currently lives and works in South Florida. He attended the School of the Visual Arts and is known for his colorful, contemporary paintings and mixed media. He began his career by making a name for himself through charismatic performances where he “channeled” the 2,000-year-old spirit of a shaman named Carlos; these performances have been viewed by millions across the world.

Alvarez has also exhibited his work most recently at Marlborough Gallery, New York, The Moore Space, Miami, Gavlak, West Palm Beach, Ratio 3, San Francisco, as well as in the 2002 Whitney Biennial, “We Are Electric,” at Jeffrey Deitch, and “Cosmic Wonder” at the Yerba Buena Center for The Arts. Alvarez’s work will be included in the upcoming Exhibition “Altered States” at The Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach and was included in the exhibition “Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s” at the San Antonio Museum of Art.

In Episode #2, we discuss leaving his country due to homophobia and violence, being held at an immigration detention center for 2 months, borders, his art practice, art as a savior, true love, and more.

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