Plates Journal Issue 05: Good Night

The act of sleep is universal to each living human, but the ways in which we fulfill or break that contract with our body—and in which our body fulfills or breaks that contract with us—differ not only from individual to individual, but from one night to another. In Plates Issue 05: Good Night, each contributor offers a window on their distinct journey in sleep and sleeplessness.Contents:1. Letter from the Editor2. Spiritco by Martha Ormiston3. Make a pillow of one’s spear waiting for daybreak by Biyun Feng4. I walk with her, and I hear the gentle beating of mighty wings… by Evan Fusco5. shema (after k) by Jason Lipeles6. Nightwatch as Moon by Jen Torwudzo-Stroh7. Undemonised: Representation and Intersectionality in Sleeping Aswang by Fabiola Tosi8. Sleeping while awake by Joan RoachAuthor(s): VariousEditor: Casey CarselDesign: Unyimeabasi UdohYear: 2021Cover: SoftcoverLanguage: English