"Brian Alarcón is a Queens native, performance artist, poet, and model, signed to Xyne Agency. Alarcón has modeled for numerous brands, including Versace, Levi’s and Opening Ceremony. Unlike many poets who traditionally keep their personal image unknown, Alarcón goes against the grain, utilizing his image to mesh his modeling work into his craft. He pulls influence from pop stars to create music video–inspired portraits and soundscapes for his writing. His poetic works utilize MIDI keyboard controllers to create soundscapes that synthesize and loop throughout each piece. The central themes of his poems include “love, New York City, queerness, sex, drugs, and rock and roll,” he tells Byrdie. “I’m not one of those writers who writes to her. I write to him.” Recently Alarcón completed a literature fellowship with Queer | Art where he worked on an upcoming poetry album exploring sexuality and identity, pushing the boundaries of language, rhythm, and music."

-Eva Reign for Byrdie: The New Icons: This Year's Leaders in Fashion and Beauty, 2022.