Kaye and Sarah Kay collaborated with Japanese brand Uniqlo to feature lines of their spoken word poetry on t-shirts in a clothing line called, “Poetry Beyond the Page.” It was the first collaboration between Uniqlo and poets. On Kaye and Kay’s request, a portion of the proceeds were donated to art education subsidies for low-resourced schools. In 2019, The New Yorker wrote a feature piece about Kaye and Sarah Kay's work together, titled Spoken Word Poetry's Dynamic Duo. The piece, chronicling the events of a sold-out show in New York City, highlighted their poetry work, tour schedule, and organization, Project VOICE. Books Kaye released his first poetry collection A Light Bulb Symphony in 2011, which covered themes including his family life, ancestry, and stories from his grandfathers. In 2018, Kaye’s second book Date & Time was ranked on an Amazon bestseller list. Date & Time received praise for its exploration of themes related to memory, family, and loneliness. Film In 2018, Kaye was a writer, producer and actor in Distance, an experimental series about a long distance relationship told from two distinct perspectives. Distance was recommended by The New York Times, Time Out Magazine and Paste Magazine. Distance was released online after an award-winning festival run including South by Southwest, New York Television Festival, and SeriesFest, where it received a Virgin-Produced Choice Award. Kaye has worked with filmmaker Alex Dobrenko under the moniker “Thanks Laura”. The two have worked as co-creators, directors, writers, and actors. The team has produced a number of short films together, including satirical shorts “The Shake”, featured in The Huffington Post, “The Bad Boys of Food”, featured in Food 52 and The Huffington Post. References Living people American spoken word artists American spoken word poets 21st-century American poets Poets from California American poets American poets of Asian descent American writers of Japanese descent Year of birth missing (living people)