Poetry Path: Julian Talamantez Brolaski

Julian Talamantez Brolaski (it/its/itself) is a two-spirit, transgender poet of Mescalero and Lipan Apache, Latin@, and European heritages. It is the author of gowanus atropolis (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2011) and Of Mongrelitude (Wave Books 2017), a finalist for the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry. In its work, Brolaski examines two-spirit, transgender, and mixed-race identity, as well as issues of indigeneity and resistance. Experimenting with typography and formatting on the page, it is specifically interested in the interactions of race, gender, and grammar.

Photo by Daniel Terna

Julian Talamantez Brolaski, from “myths of manahatta” from gowanus atropolis. Used with the permission of Ugly Duckling Presse.

The Poetry Path is made possible through a partnership with Battery Park City Authority, partners in design and fabrication of the Poetry Path, with additional support from our Outreach Partner, Goldman Sachs. Special thanks to the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation for funding the Poetry Path planning process, and to the Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation for supporting Poetry Path educational initiatives for youth and children.