00:19:55 Max Backer: We are playing music by songwriter Carol Kraemer performed by Yer Girlfriend and produced by Ester Records. You can learn more about the music and play the full song here: http://www.sinisterwisdom.org/YerGirlfriend 00:20:38 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: so thrilled to be here and to see Chrystos 00:22:07 Max Backer: The current issue of Sinister Wisdom is Sinister Wisdom 122: Writing Communities. You can order it at http://www.sinisterwisdom.org/sw122 00:22:13 Rachel Levitsky: Such and exciting and momentous event. Thank you Julie and Crystos! 00:22:42 Emily Levine: On Oto land. 00:22:44 Cassie Premo Steele: Cassie and Susanne in Congaree and Cherokee land 00:22:48 Max Backer: You can subscribe to Sinister Wisdom at http://www.sinisterwisdom.org/subscribe 00:22:58 Lisa-She/her: Hi folks. Zooming in from Ithaca, NY on Cayuga, Susquehannock, and Haudenosaunee land. 00:22:59 Jane Segal: Jane sitting on Ramaytush Ohlone Land, San Francisco. Thanks! 00:23:03 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: Bozhoo from the traditional lands of the Anishinabe three fires: Odowa, Potowatomi, Ojibway 00:23:36 Joanne DeMark: Joanne DeMark, Bellingham WA, ancestral lands of Coast Salish peoples, specifically Lummi Nation & Nooksack Tribe. Grateful for the leadership and stewardship of indigenous peoples here who have survived genocide, settler colonialism, and our current white supremacy. 00:23:49 Kim Arnold: Kim (and my dog Buster who loves to photo bomb me on the Zooms) in Tohono O Odham lands known as Phoenix, AZ. Excited to be here 00:23:59 Max Backer: Chrystos’s chapbook is available to order online here: https://www.sinisterwisdom.org/HerEyesMyHome 00:24:04 jan denali: hi Everyone. Here I am honored to be on land of the Coast Salish people. Seattle WA. Hi Crystos 00:24:04 Kris Anderson: Joininghere from the Unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation (Vancouver Island, Canada) 00:24:05 Sherry Gorelick: Hello from Manhattan NYC (Lenape land) 00:24:14 catherine mcneil: cat mac from museum-squeamish and tsleil-waututh lands, BC 00:24:18 Cecelia Lang: I live in Western MASS land of the Nonotuck nation, Wampanoag to the East, Mohegan and Pequot to the South, Mohican to the West, Abenaki to the North all served by the Connecticut River and the Kwinitekw Valley 00:24:46 Rachel Levitsky: I’m on Lenapehoking and Munsee Esopus land. 00:25:21 Jean Taylor: Acknowledging the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung Country Bulleke-bec Naarm, aka Melbourne Australia, where I live on unceded land, Always Was, Always Will Be 00:25:56 Dodici Azpadu: From the Jemez Mountain” pueblo lands 00:26:00 Sonja Franeta: From St. Petersburg on Seminole land. Thank you so much for sending Chrystos’ chapbook. I was so happy to read it this morning. A beauty! And thanks for this. 00:26:26 Max Backer: Hi yall! Max (they/them) from Haudenosaunee land, Ithaca NY. Let me know if you need any assistance! <3 00:28:02 Morgan Gwenwald: Yay, Julie 00:28:10 Sonja Franeta: Thank you Julie for the support you give!!! 00:28:24 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: Thank you Julie for your charms and for bringing this book by Chrystos through for her for all of us. 00:28:50 doris davenport: Hello my Beloved ((( Chrystos ))) ! Hello everyone! Joining in from the beautiful Cherokee Homelands (colonized by Europeans as “Northeast Georgia” ! 00:29:36 Julie R Enszer: I turned off my video to help have the best connection for Chrystos. Not because I do not want you all to see me! 00:30:26 doris davenport: Hey Julie. :). TY Julie. :) 00:30:56 Mary Jacqueline Alexander: This is such a wonderful occasion…Greetings Everyone; and thank you for keeping the vision alight. Love love to Chrystos. . 00:34:34 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: that piece “Warning/For Content” gives voice to the powerlessness through your honoring. 00:37:00 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: “status of being an enemy to myself” 00:39:06 doris davenport: Nice end line 00:39:09 Rachel Levitsky: “The trouble with enough is that there isn’t any" 00:39:28 Sonja Franeta: Wonderful poems and I like the dedications. 00:39:56 Ronna Magy: The murdered continue to sing their death songs in my ear…. 00:43:04 doris davenport: This IS funny!!! Hilarious to me - a lifelong fan of horror movies! 00:43:28 doris davenport: “ Until the whole screen is red” YES! 00:44:20 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: Hysterical “Slimey” fun you let out through your play. Love it. 00:45:01 doris davenport: LMFAO !!! wheeeeew! 00:48:25 doris davenport: Sweet & powerful: “your eyes love me” 00:48:46 Jennifer Abod: Glad to be here 00:48:50 Julie R Enszer: Remember, I will take a few questions for Chrystos at the end. You can put questions in the chat or send them to me individually. 00:48:52 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: thank you for being touched by your work in the midst of touching our hearts 00:49:27 Mary Jacqueline Alexander: What a beautiful way to encapsulate it, Mimi. 00:50:34 Morgan Gwenwald: No one defines who I am…. YESSSSSS 00:50:40 Max Backer: This poem is a tank and i 00:50:43 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: “this poem is a tank” 00:50:47 Anne Fairbrother: I love that!' 00:50:53 doris davenport: Alrighty then, “Commander”! 00:52:17 Jennifer Cross: “museums called books” 00:52:23 Max Backer: hell yes. <3 00:53:54 Julie R Enszer: tear off the wings / she’s just regrown 00:56:43 Julie R Enszer: Copies of the chapbook are available here: https://www.sinisterwisdom.org/HerEyesMyHome 00:57:05 Mary Jacqueline Alexander: Con job indeed 00:57:13 jan denali: con job called race… 00:57:18 doris davenport: Thanks Julie. 00:57:19 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: “old con job called eace” W O W 00:57:28 Julie R Enszer: HER EYES ARE MY HOME. Available here: https://www.sinisterwisdom.org/HerEyesMyHome 00:57:32 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: *race 00:59:03 Rachel Levitsky: Gorgeous. Thank you 00:59:35 Jennifer Cross: !!! Yes !!! 00:59:40 doris davenport: LOL! 00:59:54 Sonja Franeta: Great one 01:01:02 doris davenport: Exquisite. 01:01:04 Karina Lutz: snap 01:01:17 Kim Arnold: *arch into magic” swoon 01:01:19 Rachel Levitsky: Thank you Sonny for caring for Crystos. 01:01:39 doris davenport: Hey (((( Sunny! ))) :) 01:02:43 Julie R Enszer: Book Chrystos is reading from: https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/when-the-light-of-the-world-was-subdued-our-songs-came-through?_pos=1&_sid=cecc84e65&_ss=r 01:02:55 Jane Segal: Beyond stirring, moving, reaching our souls thank you Chrystos 01:03:37 doris davenport: “ Somewhere where nobody is sold” 01:03:38 Julie R Enszer: I want to live somewhere where nobody is sold 01:03:51 Kim Arnold: ^^ 01:03:54 Sonja Franeta: An excellent anthology. Glad you are in it. 01:03:55 Julie R Enszer: {{{doris}}} 01:04:07 doris davenport: It must be . . . YESSSSS! 01:06:34 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: “the sound of peace moving into our faces” 01:07:10 EF S: thank you 01:07:17 Jennifer Cross: Thank you and thank you and thank you 01:07:29 Rachel Levitsky: A voice from a deep core. 01:07:30 Anna and Duck: Thank you so much for your beautiful poems! My heart is full. 01:08:11 doris davenport: Julie - please ask her: Chrystos, do you know that I am *here* / for you? :) TY. 01:08:34 doris davenport: INCREDIBLE reading! Especially the last poem! (Always one of my favorites!) 01:09:16 doris davenport: “Your ear becomes . . . your best editor.” WOW! 01:10:01 Cassie Premo Steele: This was a powerful testimony to your courage and your bright spirit that shines in words in the world always. Thank you. 🌅 01:10:16 Rachel Levitsky: "If a line comes across your mind” 01:11:48 Mary Jacqueline Alexander: Miigwetch Chrystos. You have filled us up! 01:13:57 Leslie Lopez: I have always appreciated reading your work. Thank you for this memorable reading. 01:14:50 Gwynne Garfinkle: Beautiful answer. 01:15:07 Mimi Gonzalez-Barillas: Miigwetch Chrystos for that beautiful answer. 01:15:25 jan denali: not a pipe dream to find palestinian/english lezie translator. i know her. Rauda. Sherry G knows her too. 01:15:47 Nikki Lewis: Shukran (thank you in Arabic) Chrystos for the beautiful answer! 01:17:20 doris davenport: C, I’m loving your commentary!! Standby for an email . . . 01:17:22 Julie R Enszer: 3250 S 77 th St #8 01:17:26 Julie R Enszer: Tacoma WA 98409 01:17:27 Joanne DeMark: 3250 S 77th Street, #8, Takoma WA 01:17:32 Joanne DeMark: 98409 01:17:34 doris davenport: Please put that address in chat, Julie, please?! 01:17:45 doris davenport: Great! There it is!! 01:18:00 doris davenport: TY Joanne! 01:18:07 Edie & Jackie: Connect with other writers tevery Wednesday..LesbiansWriteOn@gmail.com 01:19:37 doris davenport: . . . I have (also) kept a journal since I was 12. I am now 72 years old. :). ijs 01:20:07 jan denali: xoxxxxx 01:20:35 Deja N'Dow: Thank you!! This was wonderful. 01:20:50 Christine Cuomo: Thank you Chrystos for this event, very powerful 01:20:55 Morgan Gwenwald: Thank you, Chrystos… thank you, Julie 01:21:04 Deja N'Dow: So spectacular thank you all so much for this exchange 01:21:05 Lisa-She/her: Thank you! 01:21:29 Jane Segal: Thank you so so much for this evening. 01:22:28 Ronna Magy: Thanks for sharing your wisdom. 01:22:40 Emily Levine: Thank you. 01:23:17 Beth Levine (she/hers): Thanks to all, a wonderful energizing evening, as always. xo 01:23:19 Mary Jacqueline Alexander: Wisdom, compassion and love from you..Chrystos. Gloria Joseph always spoke of your letters!! This is Jacqui Alexander 01:24:34 Laurq Wetzler: Chrystos: So grateful for your work! Thank you! 01:25:13 Kathryn Eberly: Thank you. 01:25:36 doris davenport: TY Julie!!! TY SW!!!! TY Chrystos!