Kristina Koutsoudas
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Lulu
Lulu is short for “huluppu” the ancient Sumerian word for a date palm tree. This tree was found after the Flood and rescued by the goddess of love and death, Inanna, Queen of Heaven. She planted it in her garden and nurtured it. This story re-envisions the original myth, "The Huluppu Tree" in which the tree is cut down by Gilgamesh. In this story, the tree survives both the Flood and Gilgamesh. Told from the perspective of the little, rescued tree, this story gives voice to her memories of the different stages of her life: as a dream within her parents memories, as a little seed being born, falling into the earth, rooting, and blossoming into maturity, becoming part of a community of trees, before being brutally uprooted by the flood. The sections are meant to be read out loud and spoken. Like the phrases of ancient stories, the meaning of each section changes when read in different rhythms (i.e., depending on where one pauses for a breath) creating a very personal experience with the tree.
By Kristina Koutsoudas4 years ago in Earth
