A Healing Journey – Josh Griffin
Josh Griffin’s project for the 2024 Jack Straw Writers Program is a book of poems dedicated to the life and legacy of his mother, Carolyn Jane Griffin, who passed away in 2018. In his conversation with curator Nisi Shawl, he talks about how his mother encouraged him to pursue his art, choosing to write about the joy of life, and how artists can create change. “One of the most important things a mentor told me is I need to be able to sit across people who might not find value in me and for me to be able to see them as human. ’Cause the moment we’ve gotten past that there is no hope.”
Music by EarthtoneSkytone, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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