Taneesh is a writer, painter, and educator of East Indian descent, based in the Bay Area. She is a social justice advocate whose first love is poetry, and uses nature to understand and dismantle systems of oppression. They write essays on education, literature, politics, and the intersection of social issues and linguistics. They received their MA from San Francisco State in linguistics. Se habla español.
Publisher Note: A full length, hybrid collection of prose essays and poetry that outlines how one immigrant artist in the USA managed to overcome traditional and non-traditional family trauma; physical, emotional and situational; borne from the caste systems of India and the US.
In this series, I explore ways we can improve quality of life for ourselves and each other as it relates to education, elections, and other social issues.
Literary analysis in English and Spanish.
This project analyzes Senate Judiciary Hearings over Supreme Court nominees using the linguistic theory Conversation Analysis. The first completed one looks at Brett Kavanaugh's hearing. Check out the link to the full text. Other analyses are in progress.
This paper explores the metaphors of immigration in the US, as it is presented in the current media climate, using the linguistic theories of Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Critical Discourse Analysis. Data was gathered and analyzed from a survey with open-ended questions.
I wrote a column for a few years with Dictionary.com called United States of Diversity. It's a sociolinguistic exploration of the minority languages and dialects of the the US. Started to try to mute or counter some of the hateful rhetoric coming from the Trump administration.
This project explores personal trauma through the Japanese haiga tradition, pairing visual art with haiku. Each haiku will be embroidered onto a painting that will vary in size and shape depending on the image. Mixed media, acrylic and thread
Surreal in Nature is a side project that incorporates nature with the surreal in an attempt to challenge our perceptions of nature and our relationship to it.
Feather to Flesh 10 paintings, 10 poems Queer Rebel Productions Intergenerational Curatorial Resident Artist Program 2022 A love story. The collapse of the spirit and physical worlds, exploring this dichotomy as they merge. The limitless beauty of love and surrender.
Queer Rebel Productions Intergenerational Artist Residence Program 2022 Two videos: 1. Feather in Taking Up the Space (October 11 virtual showing) 2. Frida Kahlo Tribute in Give Us the Word (October 14 virtual showing)
United in Diversity is a weekly IG Live show hosted by Taneesh Kaur on the platform @thegalaxy_of_poets. The show is rooted in poetry and dedicated to holidays, traditions, and literature around the globe. Sundays 2pm PST / 5pm EST IG @thegalaxy_of_poets