“I once / thought that leaves were leaves. / Now I think they are feeling, / in search of a place— / someone’s hair, a park bench, a / finger. Isn’t that / like us, going from place to / place, looking to be alive?”
—from Victoria Chang's "Passage"
How can the diary be a radical space to share the experiences that shock us into being? Into belonging? How can the deliberate practice of recording our daily lives strengthen our resolve to stay engaged with the present moment, to not turn away? What awakens within us when we intentionally witness ourselves / witness others / allow others to witness us?
A POSSIBLE PRACTICE: I once thought is a collaborative book of diaries in conversation with Victoria Chang's poem "Passage." Includes work by janan alexandra, Julia Arredondo, Alana Dao, Serena Himmelfarb, Tobey Katt, Sydney S. Kim, Addison Namnoum, Sarah Patterson, Maria Pinto, Sarah Shaw, and meg willing.
Full Color Soft Cover | Full Color Interior | 274 pages | 7.5” x 9.5”
“I once / thought that leaves were leaves. / Now I think they are feeling, / in search of a place— / someone’s hair, a park bench, a / finger. Isn’t that / like us, going from place to / place, looking to be alive?”
—from Victoria Chang's "Passage"
How can the diary be a radical space to share the experiences that shock us into being? Into belonging? How can the deliberate practice of recording our daily lives strengthen our resolve to stay engaged with the present moment, to not turn away? What awakens within us when we intentionally witness ourselves / witness others / allow others to witness us?
A POSSIBLE PRACTICE: I once thought is a collaborative book of diaries in conversation with Victoria Chang's poem "Passage." Includes work by janan alexandra, Julia Arredondo, Alana Dao, Serena Himmelfarb, Tobey Katt, Sydney S. Kim, Addison Namnoum, Sarah Patterson, Maria Pinto, Sarah Shaw, and meg willing.
Full Color Soft Cover | Full Color Interior | 274 pages | 7.5” x 9.5”