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because ur smart + a big-feeler + likely a crybaby like me who is interested in poetry and visual art, blurry genre boundaries, and firm personal boundaries. frequent crier club is more than just a substack. Learn more below (excerpt from my site):
frequent crier club, founded by Sarena Brown, began as a
joke and continues as a shape-shifting disabled art-based
community space. A digital watering hole for artists no
matter their medium, especially disabled and sick folks, and
especially crybabies.In these spaces, we prioritize taking care of ourselves
as we tend to our art practices, even if that looks like
not actively making art at all. The work we do aligns
with the tenants of Disability Justice and strives to
move through the world with as much gentleness and ease
as possible.
Sarena Brown (they/them) is the founder of
frequent crier club. They are also a sick and
Mad multimedia poet/visual artist who makes
art to feel through gender feelings, queer
belonging, and disability. In addition to
earning their MFA in Poetry from UMass
Amherst, Sarena is a Dreamyard fellow and a
Sista Uprising grant recipient. They are
likely crying. You can find Sarena’s work in
Grist Journal, Night Coffee, ko-fi & substack
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Join this sweet lil community of crybabies. Share what moved you in the comments or in our chat. Imagine stamping this loyalty card after your next cry and (hopefully) feel a little more gentle towards yourself when you do.
[image description: a white loyalty card with 5 teal teardrops along the top and 5 on the bottom. In the middle of the tears it says “frequent crier club” with the subheading “cry 10 times and you’ll have cried 10 times”]
