Tria Wen

Where I'm From · May 12, 2026 · 40m

Where I’m From #36

By Tria Wen

Inspired by George Ella Lyon

I am from VHS tapes spooling to snow over time.

From Joni Mitchell’s Greatest Hits, and vinyl from 1966,

black as the soil in my parents’ garden.

I am from the ocean of my mother’s imagination:

a sea that is the sky, a sky that is the sea,

air savory with the salts of our next meal —

a wakeup from a dream.

I am from seeds scattered generations before me,

roots reaching across thresholds of death and new life.

I am from passing stories around the dinner table

and serving others before ourselves.

From Mommykins & Bopperoni, Jeejers…