KB
KB BROOKINS (also known as KB) is a Black trans poet, essayist, and cultural worker from Texas. Their work is published in American Poetry Review, Poetry Northwest, Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, and elsewhere. Their poem, “Good Grief”, won the Academy of American Poets 2022 Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize. KB is the author of How To Identify Yourself with a Wound (Kallisto Gaia Press, 2022), a chapbook selected by ire’ne laura silva as winner of the Saguaro Poetry Prize. They have received fellowships from PEN America, Lambda Literary, and The Watering Hole among others. Their cultural work spans six years. Most recently, they served as Project Lead for the Winter Storm Project. KB lives in Austin, TX, where they are working on projects and trying their best. Follow them online at @earthtokb. earthtokb.com
FELLOWSHIP PROJECT AND ENGAGEMENT
SAFETY IS: YOUTH VIDEO-POEMS IN AUSTIN, TX SCHOOLS
8 to Abolition Point:
Remove Police from Schools
A workshop and video-poem series that teaches youth about film, poetry, and the legacy of policing in their school district to create, and artistically propose, alternative ways to keep schools safe.
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
This project asks audience members to let youth lead conversations about policing in schools; advocate for district money to be spent on youth-informed safety services and programs; and to have this workshop taught in your schools.
KB can be reached via email at earthtokb@gmail.com.
MORE FELLOWS & PROJECTS
TFREE OUR FAMILIES: A CHOREOPOEM OF RESISTANCE
8 to Abolition Point
FREE PEOPLE FROM PRISONS AND JAILS
THE ALTERNATE
8 to Abolition Point
INVEST IN COMMUNITY SELF-GOVERNANCE & PROVIDE SAFE HOUSING FOR EVERYONE