#joykogawa

[zaynab8]

"Some families go on and on through the centuries, hardy and visible and procreative. Others disappear from the earth without a whimper"

Joy Kogawa, Obasan

[zaynab8]

"If we were knit into a blanket once, it's become badly moth-eaten with time. We are now no more than a few tangled skeins-the remains of what might once have been a fisherman's net."

Joy Kogawa, Obasan

[jfgarrard]

Had a wonderful day with the young #JoyKogawa! She was patient, kind and had lots of wonderful tales! Recorded an #ArtsyRaven #podcast, will process and release later. After we parted ways she returned to #writing a #shortstory! So energetic! @ricepapermag #acww @literasian #canlit #writinglife #poet #author #Vancouver #Toronto #Japanese #asiancanadian #asiancanlit https://www.instagram.com/p/CT5V4YfvpHV/?utm_medium=tumblr

[beigoworld]

There is a silence that cannot speak. There is a silence that will not speak. Beneath the grass the speaking dreams and beneath the dreams is a sensate sea... ... I hate the staring into the night. The questions thinning into space. The sky swallowing the echoes.

Joy Kogawa, "Obasan"