Everyone I Love, Alive

Bayani’s third poetry collection considers how we might cultivate life in times of oppression and upheaval.

With this collection of poems, Jason Bayani leans into traditions of lyric, song, and prayer to cultivate life while existing within a time of empire and societal collapse. Everyone I Love, Alive wrestles with form to summon both the living and the dead. Bayani’s rich language calls us to experience a connection to cultural heritage and, even during times of oppression, to find the compassion and awareness needed to drive change. These poems show how not only our love and desires--but also our rage and resistance--can be the very things that keep us alive.

Jason Bayani is the author of Locus and Amulet, and his work has been published in World Literature Today, Poem-a-day, Diode Editions, the Offing, and others. He is the co-executive director of Kearny Street Workshop, the oldest multi-disciplinary Asian-Pacific American arts organization in the country.