On Writing

“Writing is an extension of my body. I am seeking the body on the page, even the broken body, even the ecstatic body — even the broken and ecstatic body. I am looking for a field for the body to run in. I am looking for a field where the body might be struck down. I am looking for a field where the body might rest or hide or flee or reap or build a house or set a fire. The body doesn’t want solace — the body wants to be possible. The page has never solved my troubles, but the page has let me know them better, let me know the body of myself better through those troubles.”

— Natalie Diaz

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