Image: Courtesy of Faith Adiele
Welcome to Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature’s 12th edition. In this issue, we present work on the theme of ‘cities,’ whether in love, angst, or indifference to the bombastic urban melting pots that cater to every need. Thanks, as always, to Editors—Faith Adiele, Vimi Bajaj, Nicolas D. Sampson, Paula Lee, Devi S. Laskar David Ishaya Osu, Amanda Barnsley White, Kerry Neville, Joelle Renstrom, Samuel Autman, Kevan Manwaring, Anis Ibrahim, Tolu Daniel, Sarge Lacuesta, Tanya Ward Goodman, Paula Read and Kristen Winet.
Katrina Woznicki follows up on her first L.A. column with “L.A. Cinemas: The City’s Real Houses of Worship.” Columns also roll in from David Frankel with “Departure Point,” and Shehla Anjum’s “My Wilderness Refuge in the City.” Streetview has blossomed under Anis Ibrahim. It’s wonderful to see daily surroundings take pride of place amongst great voyages, destinations, and adventures. Flash works have also expanded this issue under Paula Read and Kristin Winet.
Yan Jiacheng’s performative “Nights in the Suburb” seems wonderfully playful as neighbours gather, run, and play badminton under the suburban streetlights but there’s also a serious message about urban expansion. Neighbours too feature large for Murzban F. Shroff. Samuel Autman’s “In Salt Lake City, Everyone and Everything is Queer*” is an extraordinary insight into his time in Salt Lake city on the education beat. Babette Gallard also features again this issue with “Fishkids”.
We have an excerpt from Kristin Vuković’s “The Cheesemaker’s Daughter,” accompanied by a review by Vesna Jaksic Lowe.
Yoko Nogami continues to flourish with two pieces this issue with “Dry Land Fishing” and “Cut Through: Graves and Cats through a Samurai Trail,” sharing stories from the US and Japan. Nogami’s need to escape to nature or destress is mirrored in many pieces this issue. Both Tivara Tanudjaja and Emily Teitsworth’s focus on breathing to help confront daily travails, step-by-step. Amira Laghzail’s “How to Survive the Streets as a Girl in the Old Medina” takes this further with a stark reflection on coping with society’s expectations.
Joelle Renstrom’s “Cemetery Conversations with My Dead Dad” is a wonderfully evocative piece on the relationship with a father and a place that makes the memories and times together flood back. I am delighted that we can also feature Grace Prasad with her new essay “Dreaming in Diaspora”. For Kristin Winet, Malta, travel, and pastizzis are entwined with family, holidays, and life moments. Family histories are explored in conversation with Faith Adiele on the publication of her two new books Her Voice and Voice/Over. Many more stories and poems with a diversity of location, style, and voice abound below. I hope you enjoy. I give you CITIES.
— Matthew Webb, Director, Panorama
Jack Bordnick
My sculptural and digital images are a reflection of my past and present, projecting my life stories across a range of urbanscapes.
I call them my quantum and metaphoric moment, the changing from one form to another.
They express my thoughts and feelings, regarding taking risks, without any guarantee of their success.
BOOKS
NONFICTION
EATEN
MEMOIR
DECOLONISING TRAVEL
FICTION
TRAVEL FLASH
FLASH FICTION
POETRY
NEW NATURE WRITING
STREETVIEW
