Dear readers,
This issue showcases Indigenous and Native voices. These are voices of hope, voices of beauty, and voices of truth. I hope to see and read the works of more Indigenous and Native poets and artists in the future. Their voices reach deep inside the roots of the earth and speak forth into the universe.
I am excited to publish the poems of Allison Akootchook Warden, an Iñupiaq poet. Her set of poems - Weave, Expand, Transform - speaks of her rich culture and background. The harvest, the hunt, the powerful rootedness to her land and landscape with its fauna and flora.
Likewise, I am proud to have Anjulie Te Pohe, a talented Australian poet who is also the editor-in-chief of Koru Mag. Her poem "The Gardener" is brutal and beautiful at the same time. The seeds grow into flowers, dependent on the gardener for survival. I often wonder what happens after the harvest. Do we continue to plant seeds? Do we rip apart our gardens (physical and psychological) and re-plant once more?
So, readers, what is your harvest for this year? What do you plan(t) for next year?
Joyce, Editor-in-Chief
This issue showcases Indigenous and Native voices. These are voices of hope, voices of beauty, and voices of truth. I hope to see and read the works of more Indigenous and Native poets and artists in the future. Their voices reach deep inside the roots of the earth and speak forth into the universe.
I am excited to publish the poems of Allison Akootchook Warden, an Iñupiaq poet. Her set of poems - Weave, Expand, Transform - speaks of her rich culture and background. The harvest, the hunt, the powerful rootedness to her land and landscape with its fauna and flora.
Likewise, I am proud to have Anjulie Te Pohe, a talented Australian poet who is also the editor-in-chief of Koru Mag. Her poem "The Gardener" is brutal and beautiful at the same time. The seeds grow into flowers, dependent on the gardener for survival. I often wonder what happens after the harvest. Do we continue to plant seeds? Do we rip apart our gardens (physical and psychological) and re-plant once more?
So, readers, what is your harvest for this year? What do you plan(t) for next year?
Joyce, Editor-in-Chief