Category: Submitted Material
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“all mammals being mostly skin and a heartbeat, my mother, too, skin and a heartbeat” by G. Epstein
griffin epstein is a non-binary settler working as an educator and community-engaged researcher in Toronto (Dish with One Spoon territory). Their first chapbook will be released with Frog Hollow Press in late 2021. Their poetry has appeared in Grain, The Maynard and Plenitude. They also play music and make videogames. Artwork by Carla Sofia.
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“In Verse Operationalization” Visual Nonfiction Poetry by M. M. Švigelj
Melissa Marini Švigelj is an award-winning, retired public high school teacher and mother of five sons as well as a dog named Gatsby. Extending upon the advocacy and activism she engaged in during her career as an educator— her scholarship, research, and art engage the entwined vines of healing, educating, and storytelling. In Verse Operationalization…
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“Frights” and Other Poems by E. Hill
Emma Hill is a writer pursuing her undergraduate Creative Writing degree at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. She has been recognized by various literary journals including Applause, ANGLES, and Route 7 Review for her fiction, nonfiction and poetry work. Long ago, she sent a potato to space. Artwork by Kirill Gatavan.
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“Worms” by M. Nunez
Melissa Nunez is an avid reader, writer and homeschooling mother of three. She lives in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas—a predominantly Latin@ community. Her writing is inspired by observation of the natural world, the dynamics of relationships, and the question of belonging. Artwork by Velibor Baco.
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“Duende Verde” and Other Poems by J. Marek
Jayne Marek’s poems and art photos appear in Northwest Review, Salamander, One, Calyx, Spillway, Bloodroot, Third Wednesday, Eclectica, Typehouse, Women’s Studies Quarterly, Cortland Review, Notre Dame Review, and other journals. She won the Bill Holm Witness poetry contest and has been nominated for Best of the Net and Pushcart Prizes. Artwork by P. M. Chatelain.
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“Baby Sun Rose” and Other Poems by S. Lise
Originally from Texas, Shannon Lise spent twelve years in Turkey and is currently located in Québec City, where she is pursuing her doctorate in clinical psychology. She is a 2020 Pushcart Prize nominee and her début poetry collection is forthcoming from Kelsay Books. You can connect with her at shannonlise.com. Artwork by Michael Reginald Pitter…
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“To Wish Upon A Star” by 001
001 is an artist and a human. She strives to understand both the world and her world, as well as how these two aspects of the objective reality fit together. She writes about isolation and introspection, about the long journey of self-discovery and the rocky peaks of the human psyche. Her real, human name matters…
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“15 Murdoch Avenue” and Other Works by A. G. Travers
A. G. Travers has written four novels, five novellas, and three hundred poems. She is known for her contributions to Verse Magazine, where she has had four poems published throughout 2020-2021. Currently, A.G. Travers is writing her fifth novel and studying education and creative writing at the University of South Australia. Photography by P. M.…
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“A Skeptic’s Musings” by B. Tiwari
Bhavya Tiwari is an undergraduate student at the University of Delhi, India. She is currently associated with ‘The Medley’, an online literary journal, as a content reader and curator. She’s been writing since age of fifteen and sometimes posts her work on the internet under the pen name ‘Altraberry’. Photography by Michael R. Pitter
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“Transmissions” by J. B. Hamilton
Joshua Bridgwater Hamilton lives and teaches in Corpus Christi, TX. He has two chapbooks: Rain Minnows (Gnashing Teeth Publishing), and Slow Wind (Finishing Line Press), and his poetry appears in such journals as Windward Review, Driftwood, Voices de la Luna, Tiny Seeds Journal, and Sybil Journal. Photography by P. M. Chatelain.
