ambergris entry three, dated 20 april 2018
A young Nepali man has a street encounter in his hometown. Read more in his diary
Sisterhood
The importance of female solidarity — Tzy Jiun Tan leans on her sisters in this new poem.
I am Canadian
Zoe Jane Patterson probes her national identity in this new poem.
White Girl
New in milk & vodka — reclaiming what it means to exist as and be called a “white girl.”
Length
A long-drawn receipt launches into a short, sharp take on the climate.
Longing
A poem digging softly into loss.
Get off my lawn
Tzy Jiun Tan attacks millennial culture, toxic positiviity and capitalist fantasy in this darkly humorous poem.
Motherland
Weaving Malay into her verse, Tzy Jiun Tan writes about her relationship with her country.
Metro People II
More poetic observations from the Paris metro.
The Single Girl Haikus
A cascade of haikus reflecting on loneliness and relationships, by Zoe Jane Patterson.
Ode to Socks
Celebrating life through the rose lens of the ordinary — this new poem celebrates the mundane beauties of living.
The Head of the Table
A short fiction piece on grief, an Islamic funeral, and letting go.
Notes on Tourism, the Museum, IKEA, and Capitalism
Chiran Raj Pandey reflects on capitalism, tourism and the reproducibility of experience inspired by a trip to Vatican City.
Five Roses Thorns: A Review of Sheila Hicks’ Lignes de vie
Chiran Raj Pandey takes an in-depth look at renowned American textile artist Sheila Hicks’ new exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Abu Dhabi Brew: Café Culture in UAE's Capital City
Can the modern coffee spot be, or strive to be, a miniature prototype of Abu Dhabi itself, this “multicultural crossroads” we all love to speak of in the brochures?
Writing Florence and Siena
Invoking Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, Tzy Jiun Tan writes on her experience of art, life and cityscapes in Italy in this creative nonfiction piece.
The Palace Museum
New in fiction, Zoe Jane Patterson presents a mother-daughter relationship within the confines of a haunting, surrealist trap.
woman at sea
Invoking the likes of Safia Elhillo, Vamika Sinha writes about the voyaging woman of color, what she grows, gains and sacrifices.
Ratios
Tawanda Mulalu's haunting poem "Ratios" touches on female beauty standards, self image and harm, and perfectionism.
sylvia, winter 1962
“She contemplated / death as coolly as the opening / of a lotus...” – a new poem on Sylvia Plath’s undoing