The Historical is the Personal — Reflections on Postcolonial Guilt, Mi Koo Buns, and Writing History
In this incredible essay, Tzy Jiun Tan brings together food, personal history, languages, postcolonialism and myths to talk about human narrative.
Petit Prince
Paris-based artist Sandra Paris shares the surrealist collages that pulled her out of a major creative rut:
absence of the latina intellectual: some abstract theory for your ass
New in milk & vodka, a searing poem about agency, sexuality and discrimination of women, by Kim Morales.
mina port (abu dhabi, uae)
New in milk & vodka, a poem about a woman walking alone through an Abu Dhabi port.
Amma, Acha & Malayalam ft. english
“This new city gentrifies her tongue; / he wonders if he can build “ – Aathma Nirmala Dious’ new poem weaves her parents’ lives and history with their migration to the Gulf from Kerala, India.
incessant
Elyazyeh Al Falacy's stream of consciousness poem toes nihilism and modernity.
an evening meal with langston hughes, william carlos williams, christopher columbus & lady liberty
“i’ve been taking my time to ferry / towards lady liberty” – an experimental list poem in conversation with the greats, by Vamika Sinha.
Doris Salcedo’s “Plegaria Muda”
“Plegaria Muda”: An Anti-Memorial for Young People Who Experience Daily Violence and Trauma – new art criticism by Zoe Jane Patterson.
Haiku Series: Flow
Three new haikus, carrying surprising water motifs, reflect on our quotidian lives.
Washington Square Park
A short, blue story set in downtown New York, by Vamika Sinha.
please see where the blood is darkest on my drawn brow
“the blood on my face diasporic / traveling down my cheek, a bumpy continent” - Kim Morales’ new poem evokes female violence and hints at the trauma of miscarriage.
Through the Forest
A short story of mystery and suspense set in Indonesia, by Dayin Wijaya.
Drag the Red
Zoe Jane Patterson prods at the misrepresentation of and violence towards Indigenous women in Canada, in this new poem.
Idle Mass
“Sit still enough and your demons will find you” – a poem on the mind and its behavior, by Elyazeh Al Falacy.
Ethan, Or the First Time I Laid Eyes on You
“You’re the laid back type unlike the boys / I’m used to, who prance about in search of toxic masculinity” – Shane Allison’s new poem enacts a queer romance in a bar.