You Da One

A part of the Akrilica Series at Noemi Press. Akrilica, a co-publishing venture between Noemi Press and Letras Latinas — the literary initiative at the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame — showcases innovative Latino writing. The series name recalls the groundbreaking, bilingual book from the eighties by distinguished Chicano writer, and United States Poet Laureate Emeritus, Juan Felipe Herrera. You Da One explores Internet culture, how it creates and how it dismantles the self as a body. In this second edition, Tamayo expands their original collection in a conversation about the pervasive and personal nature of rape culture.   Jennif(f)er Tamayo (they/them) is a poet, performer and essayist whose works reimagine the narratives about and politics of undocumented figures in the contemporary U.S. In their books, performances, and digital media, the "illegal" immigrant is recast as a punk figure that queers the norms of personhood and citizenship. They are the au