{"id":8609,"date":"2024-02-12T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/?p=8609"},"modified":"2024-01-22T14:43:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:43:42","slug":"eryn-mcdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/2024\/02\/12\/eryn-mcdonald\/","title":{"rendered":"Eryn McDonald"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Describe yourself in 3 words\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anxious, angry, gentle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What inspires you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Emotions and observations. I am outwardly not the angriest of people but I channel a lot of my rage into my work. I am inspired by the people around me, by kindness, resilience, and weird interactions. More recently I\u2019ve been inspired by the seasonal traditions and songs I grew up with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell us about your worst ever gig?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In my first year of university I had a poem selected for an exhibition opening and was asked to read at the event. I was quite nervous getting on stage and right after my garbled preamble, a woman in the front row said \u201cCan you speak up please I\u2019d like to hear the poem!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s your number one poetry pet peeve?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Self-indulgent hosting. I\u2019m all for someone working the crowd a bit but crikey let the other performers have their moment on stage already!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Whose words do you love at the moment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the release of their documentary I\u2019ve been listening to a lot of Kae Tempest. I\u2019ve loved their words since I was about seventeen and now they\u2019re writing about being trans it feels like they resonate with me on another level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m also a huge fan of Joelle Taylor, Vanessa Kisuule, Malaika Kegode, and all of my poet friends, particularly Aish Humphreys who I have the pleasure of writing with at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What piece of advice would you give to your younger self?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop trying to conform to what makes you uncomfortable. If people don\u2019t like the version of you that feels right, that\u2019s their problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the weirdest food combinations you love?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Marmite and avocado on toast. Absolutely slaps.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8609_0ed8e8-54 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8609_0ed8e8-54 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-8609_0ed8e8-54\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eryn-McDonald-Headshot-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eryn-McDonald-Headshot-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eryn-McDonald-Headshot-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eryn-McDonald-Headshot-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eryn-McDonald-Headshot-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eryn-McDonald-Headshot.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Eryn McDonald<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eryn McDonald is a multi-disciplinary artist and stage manager from the South West. They write a lot about gender, sexuality, protest and politics. They are currently co-writing a show about transness, masculinity and girlhood with poet Aish Humphreys, and they are part of the Apples &amp; Snakes &#8216;Future Voices&#8217; Cohort. They are the director of a short documentary on drag and gender identity called Queer Is A Tender Feeling, which won Best Feature at Queer East Midlands Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Headshot by Alexa Ledecky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Insta: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/renagainstthemachine\/\">@renagainstthemachine<\/a><br>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/erynmcd.wixsite.com\/eryn-mcdonald\">https:\/\/erynmcd.wixsite.com\/eryn-mcdonald<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eryn is part of Future Voices. Find out more about the project <a href=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/project\/future-voices\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Describe yourself in 3 words\u2026 Anxious, angry, gentle. What inspires you? 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