CHELSIE COATES
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A chronological spewage of my thoughts and feelings into poetry and writing.
Usually, my text will accompany work in the form of print, sculpture, sound or performance. All of these are vessels for a completely personal insight to my own experiences growing up and now as an adult. 
Feelings of displacement and anecdotal stories are the basis of my writing and a few specific stories outlined in "I am Not Chinese Enough to Actually be Chinese" are memories I recall often as dark moments in my life.​

HOW TO USE CHOPSTICKS

2/24/2020

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A fork in a bowl of dumplings is a physical oxymoron. 


It is strange how funny the way chopsticks are seen as a utensil to 


prove 


one’s chinese-ness 


Are chopsticks a form of power play for western eyes 


to categorise


the lies 


about what is 


and is not 


authentic.




And the instructions for how to use chopsticks 


go  like 


this




place stick between 


thumb 


and index finger 


then


rest on third finger of 


right hand.


place second stick above first stick between 


thumb 


and index finger


rest on second finger with 


points together.


move top stick up 


and down 


by raising 


second finger.




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