Category: The Metaphysics Before Us
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Call for Submissions: In Parentheses (Volume 7, Issue 1)
The reading period for the next issue of In Parentheses is currently open! We are accepting submissions for our next issue which will be released on July 15th, 2021. The reading period for all submissions will extend until July 5, 2021.
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“Joanne and Aurèle Making Out” and Other Poems by J. Irwin
Jones Irwin teaches Philosophy and Education in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. He has published original monographs on philosophy and aesthetics. He has published poetry most recently in Poetry London, Showbear Family Circus, Passengers Journal, Plainsongs, The Dewdrop and Cathexis Northwest Press.
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“Coiffur” by J. Irwin
Jones Irwin teaches Philosophy and Education in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. He has published original monographs on philosophy and aesthetics. He has published poetry most recently in Poetry London, Showbear Family Circus, Passengers Journal, Plainsongs, The Dewdrop and Cathexis Northwest Press. His creative nonfiction was also recently published in Kairos Magazine and his flash fiction…
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“Break a Colander” and Other Poems by P. M. Chatelain
Phillipe Martin Chatelain is the Founder and Managing Editor of In Parentheses. He holds a Masters Degree in Poetry from The New School and earned a B.A. from Boston University. He writes as someone in the tradition of the urban troubadour or the flaneur–wandering, taking notes. He is a poet from New York City who…
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“Oppidan fraternities of Helsinki snow” by V. S. Rakenduvadhana
V. S. Rakenduvadhana is an Indian writer, poet and visual artist based in Helsinki. Her diurnal energies are mostly devoted to her work as a neuroscientist. While pursuing her scientific quests, she has had a lifelong nocturnal affair with art, philosophy and music in its many forms. Her poetry, fiction and visual art works are…
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“The Pacifier” by V. S. Rakenduvadhana
V. S. Rakenduvadhana is an Indian writer, poet and visual artist based in Helsinki. Her diurnal energies are mostly devoted to her work as a neuroscientist. While pursuing her scientific quests, she has had a lifelong nocturnal affair with art, philosophy and music in its many forms. Her poetry, fiction and visual art works are…
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“Wydzial Chemii Sala 232” by V. S. Rakenduvadhana
V. S. Rakenduvadhana is an Indian writer, poet and visual artist based in Helsinki. Her diurnal energies are mostly devoted to her work as a neuroscientist. While pursuing her scientific quests, she has had a lifelong nocturnal affair with art, philosophy and music in its many forms. Her poetry, fiction and visual art works are…
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“Giant Clear Bandage” Flash Fiction by M. M. Sunderland
Mercury-Marvin Sunderland (he/him) is a transgender autistic gay man from Seattle with Borderline Personality Disorder. He currently attends the Evergreen State College and works for Headline Poetry & Press. He’s been published by University of Amsterdam’s Writer’s Block and UC Santa Barbara’s Spectrum. He’s @Romangodmercury on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
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“To Thine Own Self Be True! But Which Self?” by S. Matteo
Sante Matteo, born and raised in a small agricultural town in southern Italy, emigrated to the United States with his family when he was almost ten. He had the good fortune to maintain and strengthen his ties to Italy by becoming a professor of Italian Studies. He is currently Professor Emeritus at Miami University, in…
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Now Available: In Parentheses Magazine (Volume 6, Issue 4) Spring 2021
The Spring 2021 Edition of In Parentheses is now available on print and digital platforms! This issue concludes Volume 6 and has a theme of “Open Windows.” Click here to view the entire edition for free and compatible viewing at our MagCloud marketplace. You may choose to also purchase digital or print editions in various…