*WORKING IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLAGE WITH AMAZING ARTIST LOUISE UPSHALL TO CREATE WORKS USING THE PLANNING NOTES COLLABORATIVELY WRITTEN EACH WEEK BY GARETH THOMAS, SARAH DANIEL, AND I. USING A PROCESS OF RANDOM WORD AND PHRASE SELECTION, I HAVE CONSTRUCTED THIS POEM FROM THE WEEK ONE PLANNING NOTES CO-CREATED WITH GARETH THOMAS AND SARAH DANIEL FOR OUR ‘LISTENING TO THE LAND: POETIC ACTION AGAINST THE RAISING OF THE WARRAGAMBA DAM WALL” WORKSHOPS.
THE ENERGY IN THIS WORK IS HOT AND BRILLIANT WITH SACRED FIRES, AND I CHOOSE WORDS AS MY MAGIC IN STOKING THOSE FLAMES. THIS WILL BE A PROCESS THAT I DO FOR EACH OF THE FIVE WEEKS TO ENSURE THAT THE SPIRIT OF LOVE BEING POURED INTO THIS WORK AND OUT INTO THE LIVING LAND IS EXPRESSED. I ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS CO-CREATED WORK IN RECOGNITION OF THE CONNECTIVE ENERGY THAT FLOWS BETWEEN US IN PLANNING, PARTICIPATING WITH, AND COLLABORATIVELY FACILITATING EACH WEEKS WORKSHOP. THESE ARE ALL OF OUR WORDS AND IMAGININGS, WORKING BIG MAGIC TOGETHER IN SERVICE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL EARTH.
How do we find
Our activism in
A spirit of gratitude?
We are human allies
In purposeful service
To ecosystems of connection.
An activism of words
To move into thanks
Of rolling themes
And walls of invitation.
Take more ownership of
Management and boundaries
Of your own –
Does anyone have energy to
Go for it!?
Writing through all you have
To give back to
Connections –
Time to choose
A love letter
Of action:
“For you, I…”
Actively write
Wall themed poems
Of consent, respect,
Boundaries of time
Remembering.
Poetic activism is
Writing from the
Opportunity to go through
Experiences of
More than human,
Helping each other
To find our
Celebration.
Closing statement:
Something that expresses
Sharing and giving
And the success of
‘Together’.
Little Bat 