ABOUT ME (TY HARVEY)

 

I grew up in a tiny Texas town, where in my teens I met and worked with a scarcely known folk sculptor who showed me what life looks like when you put creative expression at the center of your world.  A few years later, with my heart set on being a poet, I moved to Austin, finished my degree at UT, and set out traveling, as I believed a poet should do. Throughout the years, I surrounded myself with the most creative minds I could find, and eventually found myself writing arts and culture articles - first while living in Tokyo, and then in New York City - before spending years in the creative department of a global fashion merchandising brand, where I realized my life had taken a horribly wrong turn. So I threw it all away and started over.

 

I found myself back in Austin after over a decade, this time as a bartender with an undying love for poetics and a newfound vision for curation as a creative endeavor in and of itself. I hosted experimental classical music showcases funded by the city, released multiple creative publishing projects covered by KUT and the Austin Chronicle, and hosted intimate food-and-drink events around items like sticks from grave sites, meteors, and ancient artifacts. 

 

These endeavors have led me to a life I’m very fond of, one centered around exploring and experimenting with new ways to see what exactly we are as humans. Sometimes it's through writing. Sometimes it's through curation. Other times it might be both or neither. Regardless, I invite you to be a part of it.