I heard the author speak a few years ago and he mentioned a number of the things he discusses in this book。 It is exciting to see how his ideas have been fleshed out since then。 It is intense， honest， generous， gut-punching， hopeful， joyous: the work of someone with their eyes wide open to all parts of life。 I am so glad Prop wrote this and truly hope it gets the attention it deserves as both a piece to meditate on and simmer in， and as a call to concrete action。**I received an electronic ARC fr I heard the author speak a few years ago and he mentioned a number of the things he discusses in this book。 It is exciting to see how his ideas have been fleshed out since then。 It is intense， honest， generous， gut-punching， hopeful， joyous: the work of someone with their eyes wide open to all parts of life。 I am so glad Prop wrote this and truly hope it gets the attention it deserves as both a piece to meditate on and simmer in， and as a call to concrete action。**I received an electronic ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。** 。。。more
Richard Propes，
It's difficult to describe the experience of Propaganda's "Terraform: Building a Better World。" I began reading the book early this week， a particularly busy week for me professionally as I prepared for the opening of a project I've been working on that I hope will improve the lives of people with disabilities。 As I began the first few pages of "Terraform，" I knew that this was a world I wanted to immerse myself in but I also knew this was not going to be a week that allowed such an immersion。 S It's difficult to describe the experience of Propaganda's "Terraform: Building a Better World。" I began reading the book early this week， a particularly busy week for me professionally as I prepared for the opening of a project I've been working on that I hope will improve the lives of people with disabilities。 As I began the first few pages of "Terraform，" I knew that this was a world I wanted to immerse myself in but I also knew this was not going to be a week that allowed such an immersion。 So， I'm not sure I got the full experience of "Terraform" that I wanted to have。 This is a book I'm confident I will revisit， likely repeatedly， and so extraordinary was my experience with it that I found myself looking up Propaganda long before I'd finished the book。 I looked for Propaganda's projects， poetry， rap， writings， and Youtube videos。 I looked to find anything that would tell me more about this creator whose work I'd somehow never experienced yet with whom I felt instantly connected both in terms of spirit and in terms of how we create。 As someone who wrote my own memoir largely using poetry and essays， I immediately felt comfortable in Propaganda's structure here and I immediately fell into his heartfelt and intelligently realized rhythms of hope and truth and so much more。 There are phrases here， especially the phrases， that Propaganda uses that have become mantras for me this week。 I've been meditating most of the week on what origin story I claim rather than the one I've long been fed。 Perhaps it is just a sign of my own healing journey， but the simple concept of writing a better origin story leaves me with chills。 There are other moments in "Terraform" that left me in awe as Propaganda writes with accessible complexity and a resolute heart。 With "Terraform，" Propaganda looks at the ways in which our world is broken through the lens of terraforming - creating a livable world out of an inhospitable one - and further explores how we can create a better world both internally and externally。 Propaganda calls us into a more just and equitable world and then begins planting the seeds for growing this world。 I must admit I went into Propaganda's "Terraform" not quite sure what to expect。 I leave this literary world ready to experience more of it and transformed by these words， ideas， and expressions of a creative heart and mind longing for a village of similar world creators。 People often say it's never too late to pursue your dreams or to write a book， but I came away from "Terraform" believing it is never too late to write a better origin story and it's never too late to commit ourselves to creating a better world for everyone。 "Terraform" will， no doubt， be one of my favorite books of 2021。 。。。more
