In response to the performances and events of Platform 2026: Secret Gardens, Writer-in-Residence, Myssi Robinson, is generating a visual and written apothecary—poetic writing, drawings, video, and other media—as a creative archive of the Platform that will accumulate here in this Online Journal Issue #19. 

The images and plant offerings below were shared by each of the Platform artists as prompted by Robinson, synthesized into a poetic reflection. The plants offered here have also informed a curated tea offering to artists and audiences at each of the Platform performances and events as well. 

What plant kin helps your body survive?
Which breathing partners sit under your worldbuilding?

the herb that regulates that imbalance?
the early day coffee bean?
the tree outside the window?

— Myssi Robinson (Platform 2026: Secret Gardens, Writer-in-Residence)

thank you eucalyptus 
thank you turmeric 
thank you rosemary
thank you lavender 
thank you lemon balm 
thank you skullcap
thank you milky oats
thank you ashwagandha 
thank you vanilla touched coffee
thank you sativa hybrid cannabis 
thank you oak tree right over there 
thank you sumo seed and sumo tree
thank you succulents returned to earth
thank you orchid
thank you prayer plant for how the sun hits 
thank you plants etched into skin 
thank you black and oolong tea sipped alone and also with
thank you ginger
thank you balcony for the garden 
gracias boca de dragón por tu viaje
thank you to all the breathing partners who keep us taking note 
thank you lilies always fresh beside the work
thank you womb herbs 
thank you nettle and your messenger Rochelle too
thank you mother oak 
thank you collards sittin with bacon or mushroom lemon salt little honey 
thank you snow pea shoots
thank you dandelion blooming and scattered about
thank you thyme 
thank you again rosemary 
thank you trees
thank you roses
thank you living archives 
for being the medicine of our medicine makers