The beauty of a piece like 'JOAN' is how it strips everything back to the raw bone of memory. Most poetry these days feels like it’s trying too hard to be clever or performative, but this collaboration between Jake Rose and Devin Oktar Yalkin feels different. It’s almost like a fever dream caught in black and white, a meditation on identity that doesn’t hand you the answers.
Whether you see it as a haunting tribute to a specific person or a broader commentary on the ghosts we all carry, there is an undeniable weight to the phrasing. I’ve been sitting with it for an hour now, and it’s one of those rare instances where the silence between the words says just as much as the text itself. It’s a masterclass in minimalism, proving that you don’t need a thousand stanzas to break someone's heart.
Truly, if you haven't sat with this yet, you're missing out on a serious cultural moment that redefines how we look at the 'Joan' in our own lives. It’s stark, it’s visceral, and it’s absolutely essential. #literature #culture #art https://thoxt.com/l/0H0dgO 🔗
