Water Returns

Water – a force of nature, an essential element for life, a multi-modal transporter, a bringer of life and death, a nourisher of the many realms of life both seen/unseen and a healer.

My return to Cuba is a lyrical anthropological investigation into my initial trip to the country in 2017 shortly after my mother’s passing. It was a journey that I took with my dear Valerie J. Maynard (friend/aunt/guide/visual artist), who herself transitioned in 2022. 

This trip provided an opportunity to return to sites, people and experiences in an effort to understand how they have shaped my “now.” 

This most recent visit to Cuba was framed by my participation in the 29th Habana International Poetry Festival. These musings in Water Returns are a glimpse into a 10-day odyssey – made possible with the support of MPAACT.