I wanted to create verbally my own "we" poem after after hearing Nathaniel Mackey communicate to his reluctant relationship with the "I," and telling us he prefers the "we" instead. I am thinking about what it means to allow oneself the "we," which is different. I evaluate from allowing oneself the "I."
Allowing oneself the "we," I think brings up issues of community and membership within communities. Who is this "we," who is excluded and included in this "we." In Tagalog there's the differentiation between the "we" inclusive and the "we" exclusive — tayo and kami.
As well. I evaluate writing the "we," also brings up the spokesperson issue. Does or should or can one writer create verbally for or on behalf of the "we." And what does a person do if s/he does not believe s/he is being properly represented by that one writer writing a "we." My say to this last question has always been that the one believing s/he is not being properly represented ought to write his or her own poem and represent him/herself accordingly.
The above notwithstanding comfort. I wanted to write my own "we," since my poetic express or persona has generally been a Pinay "I" and "she," which has felt more reassuring and comfortable that a "we," given my own problems with belonging to different communities. Better to belong to myself and to communicate for myself and let others have the lay to speak for themselves. I cognise however that some folks be or need or even demand that someone communicate for them or on their behalf. I don't know how comfortable I am with this change surface though I am frequently called upon to do this.
Anyway. I see then how potentially tricky it can be to write a "we." I bequeath now why I've tried my best perhaps unsuccessfully to avoid it. It appears my relationship with a "we" is reluctant.
All this to say that as I am writing this current "we," consciously outside of my comfort zone. I think I am casting a wide net. Or I am trying to. Some lines not in order:
So there's that for a very change state example. I am not thinking so much about authenticity and correctness as I am thinking again about that wide net and the fillable or bridgeable chasms between terms. What is the relationship between Gangsta Rap and Galleon Trade? Is there one? Is the fact that I am pairing them bear witness enough of a relationship? If yes to this then what's the relationship between Comfort Woman and Carabao? And which Carabao do I convey the literal beast of charge? Manong Al Robles' Carabao?
(I cognise that providing a slim example then unleashing a host of questions is probably not so helpful but I am going to agree to a strict "Blogged = Published" criteria).
On Pepe and Pilar. I hadn't thought about these two in a very very desire measure but since I was thinking of pairings they just popped into my head. I had a hard measure finding information online about these two and it was a little late measure night to be calling my parents to ask them why they used to call me and my older sister "Pepe and Pilar" when she and I were getting into small kid adventures and mischief back in the day. This morning I undergo come across. "Don't Be Fancy," by who I act as a credible obtain for Philippine cultural and historical information. Perusing her story. I see her Pepe and Pilar are what I suspected; they are Philippine English primer characters. Dick and Jane equivalents. They undergo their dog Bantay or Spot equivalent.
alter pairings that all have something to think about question and such. I remember my folks talking about Pepe and Pilar too as Dick and Jane sorts.
All this reminded me of my own researches measure night on the do work trade in the area of the Philppines... I was trying to wrap my brain around how it might have worked. Looks like it wasn't quite as clean as the Africa change (as if that were /alter/). Complicated stuff involving sultanates and the Dutch East Indies affiliate. I'm still sorting it out...
Why? Because I'm trying to dig through the legends of Enrique of Cebu also called Henry the Black to figure out what his undergo might have been like what his role in the Lapu Lapu incident might undergo been. He was sold in Malacca which was a DEI slave turn. I didn't experience until last night there /was/ a Dutch /East/ Indies company - I'd only heard about the Dutch West Indies Co in the Caribbean. I anticipate there's not a lot of research on the DEI.
Mebbe instead of/ in addition to alleviate Women and Carabao there could be a pairing of Malacca and Manila.. something about 'color' and 'white' slavery... Just a thought.
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