A Four Queens Interview Series: Regarding Beauty…with Jay Halsey
Welcome to this special 5-part series on beauty. Why beauty?
I’ve been working on a collection of essays that takes the dump as its central image—a place not typically celebrated for its beauty. The essays cover difficult material (suicide, addiction, sexual assault, erasure…) but what I noticed upon re-reading my current draft is that every essay is saying something about beauty, and this is what, in fact, may most strongly connect all the essays to one another.
Excuse me, but what?! This is not what I was expecting to discover in my read-through! So, I’m keen to know what brilliant minds make of beauty—and at this particular moment.
I’m delighted to continue the conversation with Jay Halsey. Be sure to check our his links below (you’ll want to!)
One thing I learned quickly during these interviews: beauty’s path is often the errant path. I hope you enjoy and thanks for traveling down this path with me. — x Selah
“Our Flaws Can Define Our Growth”: An Interview with Jay Halsey by Gina Tron
@jayhalse—Writer and photographer of all things for the disenfranchised. Find Jay’s links here!
Jay’s Book: Barely Half in an Awkward Line
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Jay Halsey, born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, has lived on the Colorado Front Range for the past seventeen years. His photography has been featured as cover art for poetry collections and novels, and his work has been exhibited both in the U.S. and France. In November 2023, Agape Editions published the second edition of his photography and multi-genre writing collection, Barely Half in an Awkward Line.
Hi friends—a new year and a new cycle are just around the corner. I’m excited to bring back this popular offering for what I very strongly suspect to be a fascinating 2025. x Selah
