Hello everyone,

Many thanks to wonderful host and essayist Jordan Kisner for Thresholds on Literary Hub. Here, I talk about writing essays and poems and share some of my writing that amplifies how food is a conduit to community and to familial connection.

“Before the Words Became Pages, We Were Eating.” Why Kay Ulanday Barrett’s Best Poems Are About Food

This is Thresholds, a series of conversations with writers about experiences that completely turned them upside down, disoriented them in their lives, changed them, and changed how and why they wanted to write. Hosted by Jordan Kisner, author of the essay collection Thin Places, and brought to you by Lit Hub Radio.

In this episode, Jordan talks with poet/performer/advocate Kay Ulanday Barrett (More Than Organs) about their decision to get top surgery, the intersection of family and food, and writing through health crises.

Please feel free to access the full transcript and feature here.