Polyphony Student Journal’s Issue 4 is now available online ! Enjoy our creative and thoughtful works by GDP students from the link below.
Letter from the Editor
Hi [reader]!
It’s been a while. You might be wondering who I am, so let me introduce myself for a bit. My name is Kayla, a 4th-year student who’s been going through waves of immense appreciation for my life right now as well as fumbling doubt over the what-could-be’s in a few years’ time. Everyday, my mind seems to be occupied by all sorts of thoughts, starting from what I am in the mood to eat to what my future is going to look like. Having gone back to “normal life” with me being able to travel and move around without much restrictions, I feel like there is so much for me to discover — the freedom and privilege that I hold in my hands is both liberating, yet overwhelming at times. All in all, life has been a little weird – and that is to say the least.
What about you? How have you been? What has life been like for you? Are you on the same boat as me – one that voyages between rough waves before finding its way to cruise through calm seas?
Answer [Feel free to use this space to reflect and write down your answer!]:
Let me give you my answer as Polyphony’s editor-in-chief. In order to get this issue – our whopping 4th print version – out, it is safe to say that we have definitely gone through some rough waves. Everyone, including me, has been rather occupied by the busyness of life; from extended seasons of silence to the recent chaos of getting the creative brain cells to work, it’s surely been a whole rollercoaster ride to gather these pieces, artworks, and visual elements together, lay them out, and make this issue into a reality. At one point, it was even uncertain as to whether or not a 2023 print version would be released; we had to ask for extensions, reschedule deadlines at later dates, and all that jazz.
Above all, our 4th print issue would not have become a reality without the help, patience, and creativity of our beautiful team: Chok Jia Xuan, Shan Min Kha, Sonava Tadao, Alyana Morales, Joan Silole, Chigaemazu Ibegwam, Kha Nguyen, and the rest of the editors-writers- photographers-artists who have contributed their time and skill to help us out. You’ve not only helped breathe life into this issue, but into Polyphony!
As you start flipping through pages, reading the words written, and absorbing the emotions present within, I hope that you are able to look back on your own experiences and find comfort in the weirdness of life.
Kayla Guevara
Polyphony Editor-in-Chief
Note:
Polyphony Student Journal is the first student-run literary platform at Okayama University’s liberal arts program, Discovery Program for Global Learners (GDP).
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