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Daam Nillan
Daam is an open form poetic voice, a pen name bent on misdirecting the idea of the ‘received idea’. I want to be a constructive medium, where comment and criticism may target issues regardless of race or faith or nationality. Topics in the past have challenged the English language and its forms, the business of environmental devastation, substance and alcohol use, rape and sexism, poverty and the distribution of wealth, war, and, of course, religion as a scapegoat for war and other human rights violations. I’ve also written about bad open mic night performances, Waffle Day in Sweden, and an almond tree. I kind of update the blog pope urban, served.
At Los Gazquez, I want to challenge my style and subject matter, and take advantage of my surroundings in full. The conflict of having all the time of day, yet still a time frame, is an experiment I’m looking forward to; one that will be both beneficial and, like, totally awesome.
Aaris King grew up in Trabuco Canyon, a tease of a border town between other Orange County communities and the Cleveland National Forest. It’s a place that forces body quickly through the front door, but with fingers crossed for soul to find the back. He’s now a part-time nomad, or a migrant/worker, or just not anymore a dependable bookstore manager, who is dedicated to the belief of shoestring travel as a method of cultural immersion. Aaris is currently completing some kind of degree in Humanities or Languages or English with a writing emphasis, while still working and sleeping in sunny Southern California.
