{"product_id":"joy-is-a-revolution-by-sasa-aakil-zine","title":"Joy Is A Revolution – Zine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Joy Is A Revolution\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by Sasa Aakil (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sasa.aakil.ceramics\"\u003e@sasa.aakil.ceramics\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatement\/Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis chapbook “Joy Is A Revolution” is a collection of poems written in Sasa Aakil’s Vessel Alphabet font. This font is based on 26 ceramic vessel forms that Sasa uses to transcribe her original poetry in physical compositions. Each poem in this collection has been transcribed, in part or in full, into her Vessel Alphabet as physical compositions and now are written in her font. This chapbook is yet another avenue for readers to engage with Sasa’s unique and varied body of work. These poems are also part of Sasa’s first ever poetry EP, of the same name, releasing in May of 2026. This chapbook, EP, and each individual vessel composition examines the intersections between language and ceramics, words and clay, and asks questions about power, meaning, code, form, and understanding .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist\/Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSasa Aakil is an interdisciplinary Artist, Writer living and working in the DC area. She is a ceramic artist, painter, poet, print maker, and bassist and served as the 2021 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate. Sasa has been featured in the Bethesda Magazine for her work as Youth Poet Laureate. She has also been featured in the Washington Post, as well as on WTOP for her work on the A Man Was Lynched Yesterday Project in 2020. She has shown sculptural and two-dimensional work at the American Poetry Museum and Black Rock Art Center. Sasa is the founder of If All the Trees Were Pens Open Mic and recently published her first chapbook, the culmination of all my despair and the music that saves me. She received a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Howard University in 2024. More information about Sasa’s work can be found on her website www.sasaaakil.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 × 7 in. • 24 pages • Light teal and black ink on natural interior • Saddle-stitched risograph printed zine • Published by Matiz Press, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matiz Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786511609971,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/8986\/5075\/files\/DecolonizeSeedPackets7copy_border_f5d83d9f-96a0-4b24-b659-7510151969a3.png?v=1776312650","url":"https:\/\/matizpress.com\/products\/joy-is-a-revolution-by-sasa-aakil-zine","provider":"Matiz Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}