Origin Myths by Duncan Wu Japan such events

such events

This living poem enfolds shards of itself onto the page

both blood and chosen

skilful transpositions into contemporary forms

is language “as slippery as any other kind of wealth”

Origin Myths by Duncan Wu Japan such eventsIn 2011 Duncan Wu moved into the forests of northern Virginia in a place largely unchanged since the Civil War. Here, he learnt, indigenous people had once lived in considerable numbers but at some point after the War all had disappeared. Contemporary documents held in local archives provided no explanation although they confirmed all indigenous settlements had gone from the area by 1778. He would learn a good deal more by walking through the wilds of