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Oct 19, 2020Liked by Johanna Rabindran

Ah! There were a lot of lines which captured my attention but this one really stands out - "but there is a magic in giving up control, in accepting that some paragraphs won’t make sense, and then welding together the rough edges anyway". Something very similar to your past works as well on satisfyingly thrilling or even thinking for yourself. The process of experimental reading made me be a part of your journey of unravelling Gary Fisher which I believe is an unfinished project. I think Gary would have been glad to see someone out there willing to wipe the dust away on the books in the corner, be a part of the journey undertaken and more than anything feel such a vast myriad of emotions. I am still navigating my way through hermeneutics of suspicion in my defence, it shall help you understand why copies of Gary Fisher were not circulated or pirated in classrooms. But there is a magic in acceptance and embracing as well. Thanks for letting us be a part of this process, I loved seeing you smile at the poems or even frown at the reasons we do not talk much about Gary.

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