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Fruit Bowls in Art are the [expectations] of a Strong CV.
Arthur de Oliveira examines what it takes to be an earning artist under late stage capitalism.
A KKK Kidnapping, The Love Laws, and The Shape of Water
Zoe Jane Patterson weaves together Arundhati Roy’s writing with the film The Shape of Water, to make a commentary about love, race and unspoken social laws.
Doctor Says
Examining the “blue light” of social media on the brain.
A Norse Lie
A play set in the 9th century, by Julian Carrera.
Swimming in the Ashes of My Man
A short story set in Red Temple village, by Ruobing Sabrina Zhao.
Danny, the Lonely Blue Boy
New fiction set in America, by Ruobing Sabrina Zhao.
Aisle
An experimental poem by Amal Al Shamsi.
Panic grass
A girl relenting to the loss of innocence, embracing power, sexuality, and female agency in a “man’s world.”
China doll
Tzy Jiun Tan's poem tackles orientalism, sex, relationships and transactions.
My name, ምዕራፍ
Mhraf Worku's poem weaves Amharic and English in a personal reflection of self, cultural and national identity.
Coming Soon to DVD
Arthur De Oliveira laments his “scratched disk of a heart” in this new poem.
Calloused Hands
A love poem turned inwards, Mhraf Worku considers her palms and the roots they hold on to.
On the Grass
Zoe Jane Patterson turns her gaze on suburban life in this descriptive poem.
Nostalgia
When childhood trauma returns in a single mundane moment, unspiralling into a poem.
Thunder
Inspired by The Japanese House song “Face Like Thunder”, Tzy Jiun Tan whirls through a love affair in this “sun-drenched” poem.
Man-whore
Zoe Jane Patterson sharpens the focus on the gray areas of consent and slut-shaming.
This is the age of
“Political sexuality and heady womanhood / Pink pussy hats and banned burqas” — Tzy Jiun Tan tackles the current global climate, approaching post-capitalist apocalypse.
Boys Your Age
“Before they could afford a car they had already / Driven you insane” – new in milk & vodka, a poem blasting how patriarchy entraps men and hurts women.
US Embassy
“I wanted to punch Uncle Sam and scream” – Tzy Jiun Tan visits the US embassy in Malaysia, in a poem amid the Trump regime.
In my brother I see:
A tender ode to the poet’s brother, by Mhraf Worku.