The Polyphony
Letters From the Editor Hi! I am Hana, one of Polyphony’s co-editor-in-chief. As a new Co-editor-in-chief, my first and the most important job was re-creating a Polyphony community with new members joined from this year. For me, it was an experience closely connected to this issue’s theme, “Homing.” Usually, it simply means the ability to […]
A Letter from the Editors Co-written by Aisyah & Snow Hey readers!How have you been? Please take a moment to reflect on the current stage. Aisyah: I am not quite sure every time I have to write a letter. A simple thing but a big decision what to write and what not to write. In […]
What if your morning routine isn’t actually yours? From the strategic sequence of your alarms to the global network behind your first cup of coffee, waking up has become less of a fresh start and more of a digital negotiation. Blending personal narrative with contemporary critical theory, this piece deconstructs the fragile, beautiful mess of what it truly means to “become a self” in a world of constant connection.
This student magazine is not just a place to publish writings, but also place for unbinding creativity, personal journeys, vulnerability, identity, and more things connected with our world. In this piece, author and co-editors try to catch this freely roaming “living-entity” by their words, and introduce its messinesses and uniqueness it to readers.
Seated on a slow train, the author reflects on its contrast of our fast-paced lives overloaded with online-stimulation. In Away in the Snowy Solitude, the reader is transported from an unpleasant past to uncertain future challenges. Neo’s narrative bridges the mind to the icy straight railroad, seeking serenity as he gets lulled by the snowflakes through his every step.
This essay by Genki Hase captures the layered juxtaposition of gazes, time-space, and ecological disturbances experienced during fieldwork at the Genkai Sea coastal areas. He explores how diverse ways of seeing—through the observation of windmills, forests, aquatic life, and human interactions—illuminate the interconnectedness of selves and landscapes.
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