
A Room with a View
I was supposed to stay at Historic Joy Kogawa House in the summer of 2020. Then the pandemic struck, and suddenly it no longer seemed safe…
I was supposed to stay at Historic Joy Kogawa House in the summer of 2020. Then the pandemic struck, and suddenly it no longer seemed safe…
What a privilege to spend two months living and writing in the Historic Joy Kogawa House, a space imbued with literature. The house is of course a significant presence in Joy Kogawa’s own books, and today its display areas and bookshelves amplify and pay tribute to the work of many artists and writers…
…Although it is ever-present, I am always shocked when I see racism manifest. It is easy to see Luggage Man being part of a mob waving Confederate flags or brandishing swastikas. It leaves a lingering uneasiness.
On the last night of Hanukkah, it was beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Historic Joy Kogawa House. The home was trimmed in white holiday lights and candles flickered in the windows…
Guest post by Em Dial, Writer-in-Residence at Historic Joy Kogawa House in September 2021.