The Migratory Moment

The Migratory Moment is an ambiguous pairing of childhood trauma and searing self-awareness. This is a work of sustained, raw intensity. With a foreword by David Worth –  International Filmmaker, Cinematographer and Director, Film Professor, and Author – www.davidworthfilm.com The Migratory Moment is an ambiguous paring of childhood trauma and searing self-awareness. Vernacular and fractured lines sift truth from fiction, crating a moving, erratic portrait of fragility and loss that spirals into "a puzzle i cannot solve." Whether the titular moment refers to the speakers sense of time on earth, the desire for flight from a destabilized world, or an implosion that results in being remake, this is a work of sustained raw intensity. Survival becomes art. The Migratory Moment by Marnie Holt Swenson is a hybrid book of poetry, dialogue, and paintings that examines an anguished speaker’s view of her origins through memories. Vernacular and fractured lines sift truth from fiction, creating a