“this water” was created by 110 people recording each word of the poem and then compositing them back together into the complete text/video.
this water
like so many gallons
like so many nights
like so many lost breaths
i have come from the bottom of the ocean
i have come out from this dream
i have come to you
like so many storms
like so many wet mornings
like so many things that never leave my head
i have come through this fever
i have come to wonder
i have come to you
unseen with quiet hands
quiet upon quiet thoughts
the soft touch of my lips caress the air
while you lie dreaming of past lives
rain, the smell of flowers
my heart can release into the night
and smell your soul
Thanks to all those who helped make this a reality:
Allison (Hale) Morrissey, Christian Torres, Hwan Joon Choi, Greg Herbine, Daria Efremoff, Grace Chen, Yon Suk Heo, Thinley Wangmo, Clara Ngo, Shankey Japhe, Kaining Castro, Bob Rogue, Kathleen Deep, Ellia Bohman, Heather Howe, Jing, Bridget Mae Farnact, Jason Bradley, Ugyen Tshering, Jeannine Cool Pepper, John O’Donnell, Eunhee Kim, Kyung Ae Choi, Barry Rosenberg, Jordana Robinson, Karen Kolkka, Claudia Dinep, Ally Johnson, Myong Ja Kam, Pem Lama, Sarah Shebanek, Gaby Franco, Sofia Krantz, Joe Platko, Vytas Viesulas, Louis Dorley, Bobbie Cool, Riikka Suhonen, Kathryn Myers, Daniel Bohman, Lindsey Dunlap, Jamyang and Tenzin, Mark Mullen, Jason Mellinger, Jane Lipton, Dooti Roy, Cecilia Bradley, Jun Woong Kam, Kathrine Poppy, Randall Krantz, Emily Choi, Hannah Choi, Nicole Salamone, Miyuki Nakagawa, Michael Swartz, Colleen O’Leary, Michelle Emery, Sonam Peljor, Peter Stamenoff, Mary Andrews, Dan Brewer, Chris Cool, Petra Lebel, Daniel Brocklehurst, Soma Pelden Thrinley, John Cool, Devon, Arlo Krantz, Tish Lopez, Song Heo Japhe, Ori Neidich, Nima Tshering, Ishaq Deis, Alyssa Matthews, Juliet Fajardo, Lauren Maybry, Lise Pretorius, Shraddha Bansode, Asata Bomba, Anna-Marie Mellinger, Ted Efremoff, Eka Saputra, Kalaya Kovidvisith, Pema Chhomo, Sarah Salsabila Bhakti, John Singletary, Zach Cummings, Rittika Datta, Amanda Martin, Zana Bass, Felipe Fajardo, Sandy Choi, Liza Massilomova, Halsey Shelton, Sonam Yangden, Bell Tanapant, Jackson Heo, Jing Zhou, Rhonda Brown, Ellen Fishman, Randall Hoyt, Sannia Akhter, TJ Lebel, Marc Hessel