Rabbit Richards is learning how to exist on stolen land in a marginalized body. The Brooklyn-born poet writes into the awkward to explore the connections we deny and mischaracterize, blending the politics of race, love and gender with the emotional grounding of lived experience. They serve as the chairperson of the Anti-Oppression Committee for the board of Spoken Word Canada and as accessibility coordinator for Verses Festival of Words. When not touring, they make their home in Lek'leki, Downtown Eastside Vancouver.