128-page full-color graphic poetry book, perfect bound
Paper Trail of FREEDOM is a graphic and poetic memoir of a diasporic Filipino’s experiences of love & loss, and their reckoning with the rousing call to build the new world of their ancestors’ dreams. In "Twin Tongue," a child finds themself at the crossroads of assimilation and resistance, as they make a new home in a society & culture that continues to colonize their homeland. They come of age and understand more deeply the exploitative & genocidal machinations of the American imperialist core – renewing and deepening their purpose in “Until Unity is Woven.” And in "San Francisco to Salupongan," the once child returns to the Philippines as an adult, only to find sacred ancestral lands plundered with brutal force. Amid the forests and across the rivers, they are greeted by a thunderous march from many walks of life, converging to defend their home. This debut publication by poet jxtheo, in collaboration with visual artist Malaya Tuyay, strives to embolden a new generation of freedom fighters with narratives of self-actualization. It is a tribute to loved ones who live in spirit, and an adoration for the living journey of kinship, love, purpose & revolution.
128-page full-color graphic poetry book, perfect bound
Paper Trail of FREEDOM is a graphic and poetic memoir of a diasporic Filipino’s experiences of love & loss, and their reckoning with the rousing call to build the new world of their ancestors’ dreams. In "Twin Tongue," a child finds themself at the crossroads of assimilation and resistance, as they make a new home in a society & culture that continues to colonize their homeland. They come of age and understand more deeply the exploitative & genocidal machinations of the American imperialist core – renewing and deepening their purpose in “Until Unity is Woven.” And in "San Francisco to Salupongan," the once child returns to the Philippines as an adult, only to find sacred ancestral lands plundered with brutal force. Amid the forests and across the rivers, they are greeted by a thunderous march from many walks of life, converging to defend their home. This debut publication by poet jxtheo, in collaboration with visual artist Malaya Tuyay, strives to embolden a new generation of freedom fighters with narratives of self-actualization. It is a tribute to loved ones who live in spirit, and an adoration for the living journey of kinship, love, purpose & revolution.
