this is Mx. Asher

“Mx. Asher’s ability to take anger aimed at unjust systems and turn it into work that is both beautiful and encouraging brings light in a dark world.”
“Passionately confronting themes that others merely scratch the surface of.”

Mx. Asher (they/them) is a Rhode Island based spoken word artist and memoirist known for vulnerable storytelling exploring themes of community, current events, love, and power. Asher’s work reconciles their lived experience as a neurodivergent, transgender sexual assault survivor and former sex worker with their twenty-year career in government, elections, and advocacy. Born and raised twenty minutes from Mar-A-Lago and Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion, they are currently using their art to process the exploitation of their community.

Mx. Asher was voted Motif Magazine’s 2026 Favorite Personal Storyteller and runner-up in social justice spoken word. Asher’s work has been published in Writers Resist, Discretionary Love, new words press - citizen trans* {project}: voices in trump america, and Unlikely Stories. They have performed at events such as PRONK!, Trans Day of Visibility, Warren Folks Fest, and more. They also organize ROOTED PVD, a monthly LGBTQIA+ artist community care open mic in RI.

You can learn more about Mx. Asher on Instagram @ashes.and.stardust.

Each stop on the tour is free for the community. If you have the means, you can make a donation below. 20% of the proceeds will go to Weber Renew, Rhode Island’s center for harm reduction and recover support services.

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“An incendiary force at naming hidden truths, be they of the self or the world.”

Anthologies & Journals

  • “Fuck it, I’ll Rhyme to Reason" new words press - citizen trans* {project}: trans* voices in trump america, 2025

  • "Why does a tranny cross a yellow brick road?" Writers Resist, Spring issue, 2026 

  • “Staggering” Discretionary Love, November 2025

  • “A Memo to the Honorable Congressman Seth Moulton, Democrat from Massachusetts” Unlikely Stories, June 2026

  • “Lines of Grace” Unlikely Stories, June 2026

  • “A Public Disclosure” Unlikely Stories June 2026

    Readings & Performances

  • Haus of Codec x LitArts RI: Queer Writers Showcase, Providence, RI (2024, 2025, 2026)

  • Warren Folks Fest, Warren, RI (2025)

  • Valley Street Neighborhood Market, Providence, RI (2025)

  • The Takeover, Providence, RI (2025)

  • PRONK! After Dark, Providence, RI (2025)

  • Trans Artist Showcase, Boston, MA (2025)

  • Feature at Monthly Musings Open Mic, East Greenwich, RI (2025)

  • Rage Against the Hate Rally, Providence, RI (2026)

  • No Kings Rally, Providence, RI (3/2026)

  • TDOV Artist Showcase, Boston, MA (3/2026)

  • Writers Resist Virtual Reading (4/2026)

  • Feature at Symposium Books & ROOTED PVD Open Mic, Providence, RI (4/2026)

  • Woonsocket Pride Flag Raising, Woonsocket, RI (6/2026)

  • Spill the OTea Virtual Series (6/2026)

  • Queer Art X Activism, Providence RI (6/2026)

  • 15th Anniversary of North Shore Pride Flag Raising, Salem, MA (6/2026)

  • “may your anger be loving” personal tour launch at Symposium Books, Providence, RI (7/2026)


  • Scheduled Performances

  • Poetry Night Open Mic & Showcase, Apothica Cafe, Cumberland RI (7/2026)

  • “may your anger be loving” tour stop at Symposium Books, Providence RI (8/2026)

Awards & Honors

  • 2026 – Favorite Personal Storyteller, Motif Magazine

  • 2026 – Runner-up: Social Justice Spoken Word, Motif Magazine

Workshops & Presentations

  • LitArts RI Writers Block Party: Resistance (2025) - “Giving Testimony: Breaking Down the Barriers”

  • Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research (Women in Labor) (2025) - “Story of Self”

  • Pechakucha PVD (2025) - “Community and Vulnerability”

  • Pechakucha PVD (2025) - “Unredacted”

Community Involvement

  • March 2026 - ongoing | Community Facilitator
    ROOTED PVD: LGBTQIA+ Monthly Artist Community Care Open Mic

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, LitArts RI