On April 12, 2025 four poets gathered as part of the New Orleans Poetry Festival to celebrate Unlikely Stories in these very strange times.

This is the full video of Xander Bilyk's set.

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Xander Bilyk

Xander Bilyk (he/she/they/them/whatchamacallit/candy bar/water/muppet) is a composer of poetry, fiction, music, and stand up comedy. He is currently pursuing an MFA degree in Creative Writing at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She previously lived in New Orleans where they produced events showcases queer and POC comedians and poets, The XX Comedy Show, and Queermedy, and was voted top five local queer performers in New Orleans Flame Magazine (he lost to Big Freedia.) Xander is published in Mad Hat Lit and Haute Dish