ternura / tenderness, a poetry chapbook from bottlecap press
“Orchestrating an impasto collection of emotive and tonal shifts, from softly spoken to defiant, it is clear to me that Yanni’s poetic presence is waxing, a glimmering orb amongst other contemporary constellations. Reading one moreish poem catalyses an urgent desire for the next, a clever domino effect that interlinks subjective schemas with well-articulated energy.” (reviewed by Alice Hill-Woods for Spam Magazine)
selected poetry publications
“abode” Hooligan Mag
“late bloomer” feelings
excerpts from “church camp” rivulet
“the yanni girls” “family group chat” & “bilingual” DREGINALD
excerpts from “time traveler” Else Journal Issue Two (Print)
“catholic school uniform” Mujeristas Collective Issue IV (Print)
“La que guarda secretos” Hinchas de Poesia
“love poem” & “slipping / el ofo” TRANSMISSIONS FROM PLANET YIKES 1 (Print)
“the bilingual imagination” DUM DUM Zine (Print)
“it’s because i’m a gemini!” & “I like your organs” Metatron Press #MicroMeta
“reading plath at 11pm” sublet projects
journalism
Queer Arabs Taking Up Space: An Interview with Zaina Arafat for Autostraddle
zines + exhibitions
editorial
ArtChangeUS Art + Activism Exhibition Catalogue
Sublevel Magazine Issue 3: Stamina
curatorial
readings
Slipping Through: CalArts MFA Thesis Reading (May 2020, Zoom)
DUM DUM Zine Issue 6 Release at The Echo (May 2019, Echo Park, CA)
Emotional.Store Reading + Performance Night (August 2019, LA, CA)
El Cid Marathon Reading (April 2019, Silver Lake, CA)
