August Wilson Way Portal

The playwright August Wilson premiered many plays at the nearby Seattle Repertory Theatre.

Reflection

American Poet Adrienne Rich, writes the following poem in her 1984 book The Fact of a Doorframe: Poems Selected and New:

Either you will
go through this door
or you will not go through

If you go through
there is always the risk
of remembering your name

Things look at you doubly
and you must look back
and let them happen

If you do not go through
it is possible
to live worthily
to maintain your attitudes
to hold your positions
to die bravely

But much will blind you,
much will evade you,
at what cost who knows?

The door itself
makes no promises
it is only a door.

Adrienne Rich – The Door

Questions to ponder or to journal

• Hold in your mind your response to this question: “What door am I waiting to open for me? What transition am I waiting to have happen?”
• Try to get it as simple and clear as you can. If you had to tell someone in an elevator about this door or transition, what would you say?

Activity – Crossing the Threshold

Imagine on one side of the door is the now, and on the other side is the other side of this question, with the decision made. Hold the question in your mind and walk through the door. What do you see? What do you notice? How does the world on this side of the door feel?

Walk to the Grass Blades

Walk East from the door, past the big greenspace, and turn right under the covered canopy. Turn left and walk between the Seattle Armory on your right and the tall trees on your left. Past the “Artists at Play” playground and labyrinth, you’ll see the row of metal sculptures ahead of you.