This is the staging area for a trip down the Mississippi River from the headwaters in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, starting in August 2009. At the moment, we're envisioning a journey made by canoe, but that may change as plans take shape. A project that is developing out of this journey is called (for the moment) Archives of Exile: River Voices, and that project is the focus of the conversation that's happening on this blog. We warmly invite you to read and comment!
Monday, 27 April 2009
perfect!
Just a quick post to say that I LOVE these ideas - they feel so RIGHT as a focus for our work and there's so much for both the mind and the heart in all this. I'm not going to write a lot now because my computer is playing up again - grrrrr! - but I've ordered Robert Cole's books on documentary and stories. I think it's a good idea to divide up the reading, but, from what you've posted, I really like the feel of Cole's writing and I'd like to take a look. I'll also get some books on oral history out of the library tomorrow and I'll post any material that strikes me as I read. And I thought I might make a start on John dos Passos, 'USA', too. This is just incredibly exciting...PERFECT!
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