I want the words to be better. I am not a poet, and refuse to call what I write in the zines, poetry, at least not yet, but I want the words to be better. I watched yesterday at the zine festival as an older photographer, probably a part of the inner Click photography festival hierarchy, read through zine 10, every word and photo, smiling and nodding, and saying when he was through, “this is good”, and then putting it down and walking away. As wonderful as that was in the moment, it still disappointed me that he didn’t want to buy a copy and take it with him so he could read it again. I want and need my words to be better.
I read a good deal of poetry these days, in fact it is my favorite form of literature. It is easy to go back to and read again and again, and I always get something from it I may not have fully appreciated in prior readings. It would be nice if I could inspire that same behavior regarding what I write. I want to get better.
To get better I need to write more, and will. I intend to make the writing in No Context equal in importance to the photography. To that end, like the recently completed “unzine”, there will be separate publications dedicated more to the photography.
Since this is about words, there will be no photos shared in this post. I will post photos soon. Thanks for reading.
Cheers!
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