A message from v.1 (volume-1.org), RISD's student-run publishing platform …
before, we might greet you:
"welcome back",
back as a return, as a retread,
back to behind us,
to the good old days,
to the routines and
familiar gestures of the season.
back to the thing that we
have done before and continue to do.
to simulate normalcy as best we can is not the solution;
the solution is only ahead.
through and around the
Zoom windows,
sanitary plexiglass windows,
bedroom windows.
when you look away from Zoom, what do you see?
here, from my desk,
i see my own window
humorously illuminate
a lamp for 15 minutes
before moving onward
let's start—
we invite you all to join us and share a view of your own
a picture maybe,
or poem,
or critical essay,
or sound piece
if you'd like to receive emails from v.1 about news, opportunities, and new pieces we publish, sign-up here.
and anytime, send us stories from quar or hopes for the future;
all kinds of verbal and non-verbal mediums are welcome:
theory,
scripture,
maps,
comics,
musing,
orchestral interpretation,
pleas,
demands,
tarot reading—
keep your eyes open and imagination wild, and send your submissions or ideas to v1@risd.edu and we'll respond very soon and walk alongside you till your submission reaches its destination—whether online or in printed form.
thank you for your participation,
we are here to welcome something new, and