“Drown” in October
Days 1–10
Thesis Statement: After realizing I often forget the things I read every day, I decided to dedicate October to copying down poems and other writing that inspires me. Every day, I will write down something I recently read/heard. I will also rewrite everything I wrote on the previous days. I will record myself reading from the journal several times during October in an effort to memorize everything I have written.
It occurred to me early on in this process that what I was doing was a bit unhealthy and more than a little neurotic. It is a clear attempt to combat forgetfulness, even though forgetting things is both natural and inevitable. Because of this, I have titled the project “Drown”, because the project’s objective is to overwhelm myself with the things I find inspiring/entertaining.
Audio:
Poems/Podcasts/Articles/Blogs Used for This Edition of “Drown”:
“Keep Out of the Light” by Elise Cowen
“The Body is a Humble Thing” by Elise Cowen
“Five Years of Crab Ragoon” by Dennis Young
Kathy from “Missing Richard Simmons”
Dan Taberski from “Missing Richard Simmons”
“Creekthroat” by Atsuro Riley
“I Can’t Swim” by Heather Christle
“Enter Your Initials for Record Keeping” by Brian Oliu
“The Gradual Making of the Making of Americans” by Gertrude Stein
Excerpts from the Tumblr page /mis/
