Overthinking is Emotionally Stressful.
A formally experimental poem by Arthur de Oliveira that toes the edge of insomnia.
Hearts and Brains.
Dissonance between love and logic. A thoughtful short poem by Arthur De Oliveira.
A Hammock and Me and Time
Experimental poetry by Arthur De Oliveira.
Waiting for Ever
A new play by Amal Al Shamsi.
Dismantling Detroit: Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You
Exploring the eccentric, complex character of Detroit in Boots Riley’s film Sorry to Bother You.
The Seventh Art, a Song to Cinema
A cinematic new poem by Ruobing Sabrina Zhao.
me and hymn
A cynical, rhythmic poem on the expectations placed on women in matters of love.
Aircraft Cabin
A tender poem on identifying home in impermanence, movement and transience.
A Concert for Plastic Bottles
How can humans begin to befriend plastic? This piece stems from an assignment that involved creating a 5-minute concert where both humans and a mass of empty water bottles were considered part of the audience.
Louvre Abu Dhabi: Cultural Growth or Publicity Stunt?
The experience begs questions about the way we interact with art and the reasons behind it. Perhaps taking a photo of yourself with art, as if you were part of the art, breaks a certain code of conduct for treating a museum as a revered and sacred space.
The Withering of a Paddy Field
Dayin Wijaya works through a family tragedy in this new short story.
stuart highway
Samantha Neugebauer goes driving with a lover “on the long hairy arms of the earth” in this new poem.
stump of a silver lining
New in poetry, by Amal Al Shamsi.
Agatha
A new short story by Àron Braunsteiner.
Edit
Vamika Sinha explores the creative process of editing, itself an art, in this new poem.
Heart, Star, Winky Face
A biting satirical poem on the social media age and identity.
Strayed: A Sonnet
Wild women, wolves and love collide in Zoe Patterson's new sonnet.
powerful woman
“and what is a line but divide but a border but fate but a worry” – Vamika Sinha explores her postcolonial identity trapped between two sides of the equator, and reclaiming power over her sense of belonging as a woman.
fourth wall
“home is old / selves trapped / in the flaking paint / of the fourth wall” - Vamika Sinha presents nostalgia for the childhood home in this new poem.
A School for Little Witches
Giant toads, spell books, and a little girl. Zoe Jane Patterson’s new short story uses magical realism to unravel subtle political commentary.