Acorn by Yoko Ono (2013, Algonquin Books; 216 pages) I had the fortune to receive an unexpected present from a faraway friend: a book by legendary avant-garde icon Yoko Ono, a book with a great title, Acorn, with 100 incantations, a hundred haiku-like instructions, poems with 100 black and white line drawings by the artist. The book starts with a letter by Ono that says: Dear Friends, My book of conceptual instructions GRAPEFRUIT was first published in 1964. In the summer of 1996 I picked up from where I left off, and wrote 100 ACORNS for a website event. I’m now repeating 100 ACORNS for you to enjoy and participate in, one Acorn per day through November, December, January and February, on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest & Facebook. After each day of sharing the instructions, please feel free to like, share, comment, message, question, discuss, and/or report what your mind tells you. I’m just planting the seeds. Have fun. love, Yoko There is nothing not to like in this book. You can find an instruction like Grapefruit that says: "Get a telephone that only echoes back your voice. Call every day and talk about many things." Or another one, Connection Piece II: "Imagine your friends without the baggage / you know them by / See how you feel about them then." Or my favorite, Watch Piece I: "Watch a hundred-year-old tree breathe./Thank the tree in your mind for showing us/how to grow and stay." And then, there is the art. Just fantastic. Get the book and be inspired. There is nothing not to like in this book. You can find an instruction like Grapefuit that says: “Get a telephone that only echoes back your voice. Call every day and talk about many things.” Or another one, like Connection Piece II: “Imagine your friends without the baggage / you know them by / See how you feel about them then”. Or my favorite, the Watch Piece I that says: "Watch a hundred-year-old tree breathe./Thank the tree in your mind for showing us/how to grow and stay." And then, there is the art. Just fantastic. Get the book and be inspired. Read The New Yorker's review about Acorns, here: Order this title through Interlibrary Loan: Acorn Recommended by: Maite
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