I am always taking notes. I am not faithful--to a particular
notebook. I have a hand-sized notebook in turquoise leather, an 8x10 lined
Moleskin notebook, my computer, and other pieces of paper I take notes on. I
have tried to write everything in one place, to keep it organized. Like, dreams
in this notebook, poems in this one, notes for poems, story notes, play notes.
But everything runs wild. And for me, all of these forms overlap. Yet, I find
the material from these sources eventually coalesce in ways that I cannot
imagine as I am jotting things down. So in a sense, the tapa is a collage of
notebooks! And photographs are part of an ongoing life collage. I am often
photographing. I am also not reliable in my practice, that is, I do not write
from 7 to 10AM every morning, or 9 to midnight everyday. Some days I write and
some days not. Most days I write something, even if it is my dreams. It’s the
same with music. I practice my saxophone, bass, ukulele or voice a little
everyday...sometimes extensively. I like it when I can have a discernible
routine and this happens when I am not traveling. Then the day is roughly:
write in the morning; business, errands, calls and emails midday; practice music in the afternoon, the
gym, evening more of what is pending.
Joy Harjo January 9, 2013 4:40PM Mvskoke Nation/Oklahoma
P.S. Tapa (Kapa in Hawaiian)--fabric made by Maoris
Also, my tapa was a collage of pieces of writing and images from my various, current notebooks.
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