Have you ever worked on something for so long it seems like it might never arrive – like an overdue baby that’s got to come out sometime right?
My friends and I – Rachel and Ali have been working hard / shapeshifting in the background to get this publication live. And now it is! And the world hasn’t shifted, the fireworks haven’t gone off but a light has ignited and the winds are picking up…
Awry Squared is where academia meets creative expression that western institutions typically kill off and choke. We each produced three articles all with different mediums of creativity. My article uses painting, spoken word and videography; Ali is about creative writing and rhythms and Rachel uses means of embodiment and poetry.
Our first issue
I dedicate this issue to my Great Great Grandmother
Awry2: Making Space for Experimenting with Form
Aro ki te Wairua o te Ha ̄: Spoken Spirit, Spirit Formed
Ni en tu lengua, ni en la mía: A Manifesto on Experimental Writing
What Could the White Body Do For Decolonising Psychology? 31 Questions
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