Saeed Jones is an American author and poet whose voice as a Black queer male has empowered social justice movements and highlighted issues faced by marginalized communities.
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In this clip from Overheard, poet and author Saeed Jones talks about why he wrote his memoir, “How We Fight for Our Lives.”
We talked to the writer about his debut memoir How We Fight for Our Lives and his move from poetry to prose.
For Saeed Jones, generations collapse into seconds during an American week of chaos and sorrow.
Xtra’s senior editor Eternity Martis spoke to Saeed Jones, author of How We Fight For Our Lives, about writing, self-care, protest and how people of colour and LGBTQ2 folks can fight for their lives in the Trump era.
Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir about a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears.
A few months and many deaths ago, I woke up exhausted, again. Every morning, I felt like I was rebuilding myself from the ground up. Waking up was hard. Getting to my desk to write was hard. Taking care of my body was hard. Remembering the point of it all was hard.
In this clip from Overheard, poet and author Saeed Jones discusses the impact that the murders of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. had on him as a child.
Chase Strangio, who has won a series of landmark court cases in his role as ACLU deputy director for transgender justice, explains why states across the country are suddenly targeting the freedom of trans youth with a wave of new laws.
Poet and author Saeed Jones answers questions from our live studio audience, including: - What do you do to support yourself as a poet? - Does your first name have any significance? - Who is your favorite poet, and why? - How do you get over the fear that people will associate you with the...
The author of Bad Feminist, Gay has two new books on the way: the short-story collection Difficult Women and Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body. She reads from Difficult Women, followed by a conversation with BuzzFeed’s Saeed Jones.
