a place where something flourishes
a place where something flourishes
by Miatta Kawinzi
to reconcile the sky & ground
to reconcile the sky & ground
to reconcile the sky & ground
to reconcile the sky & ground
sky & ground
sky & ground
sky & ground
soften the edges of city,
smooth it out,
make a burrow to belong
soften the edges of city,
smooth it out,
make a burrow to belong
soften the edges of city,
smooth it out,
make a burrow to belong
soften the edges of city,
smooth it out,
make a burrow to belong
steel as strict as empire,
soft bodies push on through
steel as strict as empire,
soft bodies push on through
steel as strict as empire,
soft bodies push on through
steel as strict as empire,
soft bodies push on through
loud as the litany of losses
we are still wading through
loud as the litany of losses
we are still wading through
loud as the litany of losses
we are still wading through
loud as the litany of losses
we are still wading through
trampled blossoms gain new shapes,
nourished by the underground
trampled blossoms gain new shapes,
nourished by the underground
trampled blossoms gain new shapes,
nourished by the underground
trampled blossoms gain new shapes,
nourished by the underground
bright as the hue of hope
hewn in the face of drought
bright as the hue of hope
hewn in the face of drought
bright as the hue of hope
hewn in the face of drought
bright as the hue of hope
hewn in the face of drought
i am carrying a lot
i been carrying a lot
she is carrying a lot
he is carrying a lot
she be carrying a lot
it me carrying a lot
they are carrying a lot
we be carrying a lot
is you carrying a lot
it’s true carrying a lot
she be carrying a lot
for me carrying a lot
i am carrying a lot
i been carrying a lot
we be carrying a lot
is you carrying a lot?
she be caring a lot
he be caring a lot
we be caring a lot
it me caring a lot
we be caring a lot
we be caring a lot.
let’s keep caring a lot.
let’s keep caring a lot.
Miatta Kawinzi
a place where something flourishes
Performance Documentation
Presented at Times Square Arts | NYC | 29 April, 2022
This piece fuses original writing, sound, vocalization, and movement in exploring both the heaviness and tenderness of the past and present.
Performed as part of an evening of performances curated by Paolo Javier in conjunction with Raúl Cordero’s Times Square installation entitled THE POEM. Other performers included Paolo Javier, Montez Press Radio, Listening Center, and Morgan Bassichis.
Thanks to the support of the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship for support in developing this work, and to Times Square Arts.