w the trees is a publisher of the journal poiesis, an organizer of the reading/performance series syzygy, & AN experiment in creative collaboration.

w the trees IS BASED in bloomington, indiana, but AIMS TO TrANSGRESS colonial concepts of border & time. it is a collaboration between the living, the dead, the in-between. We aim to remember the future and imagine the past (carlos fuentes) and get together to figure out how to get together (fred moten).

w the trees is edited by BELLA BRAVO, MICHELLE GOTTSCHLICH, WLS, rose ZINNIA, & guest friends.

w the trees is a creator of various publications — books, posters, and readings/performances. we are here to create more tender modes of being-with and to engender communal sharing on/of/with earth.

W the trees (2018) syzygy (2019) poiesis (2020).

W the trees has been supported by bloomington arts council and buea zone arts grants in 2020 & 2021-22. thank you to these organizations.

w the trees acknowledges and honors the Indigenous communities native to this region, and recognizes that “Bloomington, indiana” is built on the genocide and near-destruction of Indigenous homelands, people, and resources. We recognize the myaamiki, Lënape, Bodwéwadmik, and saawanwa people as past, present, and future caretakers of this land. w the trees donates 10% of all proceeds from our literary journal, poiesis, to the miami nation of indiana. land back. decolonize now.

( write to the trees )