12020-12-01T17:52:11-08:00Avery Curet6Reflection on embodiment and materialityplain2020-12-09T17:38:56-08:0032.7767° N, 96.7970° W11/28/2020We're not in Hawai'i anymore! A floor-sitting island boy finds himself at the whim of Texas's starkly different lifestyle since the pandemic's onset. Here sits Avery Curet, contemplatively (and candidly) pondering the immense complexities of women's literature and affiliated attempts at recovery. Of these complexities is the inseparable influence of identity on both the recovering body and the author of the text itself. My abrupt transition from being born and raised on the most isolated land mass on the planet to spending quarantine in the second largest state in the country has peeled my eyes open to this very influence. As a white male who has spent the majority of my life in the beautiful bubble that is Hawai'i, I bring to this anthology a conscious awareness of the singularity of my experience. My embodiment that is littered with privilege is in many ways limited, and this anthology has challenged me to consider the lived experience of women writers while considering this disparity inherent in my reading. I have always been especially aware of my positionality as an audience member, which has inspired me to ask more question than I am equipped to answer. These unanswered questions once frustrated me, but now I recognize the solace that comes by using my embodiment to open up space for those whose answers have previously been silenced.
