"Origins"
“this poem began in the belly of a fish in the south china sea” – Jamie Uy traces her roots and histories in this tumbling prose poem.
An Interview with Artist Thomas Derksen
Zoe Jane Patterson talks to Canadian visual artist Thomas Derksen.
CLASS
“poetry cannot exist without a question / of utility” – what is the point of poetry in a post-capitalist world?
The Phases of Identity: A Digital Art Series
This digital art series examines Nada Al Mosa’s personal chronological issues with identity, regarding femininity and the standards in place for what womanhood is expected to be presented as a Muslim Arab.
The Pond
Illustration inspired by the short story The Pond, written by Zoe Jane Patterson in Issue 5, by Shenuka Corea.
No Vagina Required: Testament
“Thou shalt not tolerate the bullshit of man” – a feminist manifesto poem by Ava J Serra.
Going Black: The Commodification of Hip-Hop Culture
“The commodification of hip-hop leads to a watering down of its content. As corporations try to capture as much of the market as possible, they ‘tone down’ hip-hop’s radical aspects to make it as palatable for consumers as possible.”
The Mantids' Debt
New in milk & vodka, S K Garcia uses natural imagery of flowers and the Venus flytrap to make a commentary on sex and power.
AC
“I believe in the expansion of color in the sky as the sun travels” – a quiet, nostalgic poem by Grace Nightingale.
out of (the) blue
“what is new in the world is not / bombs in yemen or / the plateauing of tragedy inside / a single body” – a poem for the times, by Samantha Neugebauer.
Al-Mala’ika
New in fiction, a story of grief, hope and a friendship between two little girls presented through magical realism.
Love Easily
In a spin on a pastoral poem, S K Garcia has an affair with her surrounding landscape.
Home(town) Boys
New in milk & vodka, Zoe Jane Patterson unfurls the smothering of vulnerability in young boys, the “bros”of her hometown.
Ink Epiphora (How Do I Say)
Ava J Serra looks upon parenthood and a turbulent past in this biting prose poem.
Barefoot
New in poetry, by Dayin Wijaya.
From Paris with Love
Arinola Lawal returns to a dysfunctional childhood.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
Amanda Malamut questions common holiday traditions.