I am incredibly humbled to share that my poetry mini-series Throne World has been published in TERSE. Journal! Each piece views our internal “happy place” through an architectural lens. The poems were made to explore how these spaces would be created, sustained or destroyed during a period of collective frustration and grief.
Overall, my intentions were to explore the role that escapism has in our well-being via a sci-fi concept like a “throne world” which appears as a boardgame, within the Destiny franchise and in Star Wars. Between these three sources, I surmised that the term alluded to a location where power consolidated.
These locations can be physical (an entire planet) or intangible (an alternate dimension), but they must be vast enough to justify power. A ruler’s power scales with the size of their dominion. For us, I wonder how much of this power we would possess if we take an account of our mental real estate?
In the future, I would be excited to visualize a kingdom that is located and justified in the mind. For now, I hope you enjoy the work and please show TERSE. Journal some love.
Thank you so much for reading.