Part 1 - introductions

Who are you? Where are you from?
What are your typical interactions with structures?
(Where do you live, sleep, learn, work, worship, etc.)

Part 2 - your structure & story

Think of a significant structure from any chapter of your life:

(A home or room in a home, a hospital room, classroom, workplace, crawlspace, fort, tent, place of worship, prison cell, makeshift shelter, funeral home, etc.)

Describe:
1. The the parts of the structure that interact with your senses. i.e. The parts you can touch, smell, hear, taste, and see. Please be as detailed and specific as you can in your descriptions.

Now Describe:
2. The invisible connections to the structure: any stories that happen(ed) in relation to this structure. Describe the memories, emotions, thoughts, fears, hopes, that live there. Do you associate this building with a particular feeling? What other people(s) are also connected to you and this structure? Again, please be as detailed, specific, and personal as you can. Be bold and tell your story wholeheartedly.

What is your relationship with that structure today? Do you see it regularly, or when was the last time you saw it in person? What has happened to you, the other people, and the structure since then? How often do you think about it? Please include with your letter any photos or drawings that will to help better tell your story, along with anything else. i.e. keys, a lock of hair, or any other appropriate mementos.

Part 3 - your opinions

As best you can, describe what it means to be human.
(Socially, culturally, personally, temporarily, in search of meaning and purpose)

What is YOUR definition of what poetry is?

How would you describe structures and humans as being poetically connected?

If you were creating questions for this project, what would you ask / how would you respond?

Thanks for your willingness to share. If you feel more comfortable sending your letter anonymously, you may. You can also send in more than one piece of mail. If your feeling really creative you can even illustrate or decorate the envelope you use to send your letter in.

I will receive and process each letter with great care and gratitude. Thank you.

Please send your letter(s) here:

Structures Poetry Humans
Suite #105
906 10th Avenue
San Diego, CA
92101