ISOLA

Author: J. Mae Barizo

Publisher: Cutt Press (2024)

“ISOLA is a prismatic meditation on time, mental health, and isolation, a collaborative project undertaken J. Mae Barizo and composer Alyssa Weinberg. The title is taken from the word ISOLA, at turns meaning isolation, an island, or the archipelago in the Pacific Ocean where Barizo’s parents emigrated from the year before her birth. Written by hand by Barizo in the Appalachians in 2020, the text hinges on the idea of distorted perception, both internal and external, viewed through the lens of isolation.”