A musical interlude. . .

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Featured Poets

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Each month, the Kissing Dynamite team selects the work of one poet to discuss in detail.  See our featured poets below!

November 2022

Heather Qin

Heather Qin (she/her) is a student from New Jersey. She is an alumnus of the Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference and the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio. Besides writing, Heather loves classical music and reading.

October 2022

Rachel White

Rachel White is an emerging poet and artist based in South Australia. Originally from Wisconsin, she has worked in Connecticut and Australia as a visual art teacher for over a decade, and is a U.S. Army veteran. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Third Wednesday Magazine and Anti-Heroin Chic.

September 2022

Michael Beard

Michael Beard (he/him) currently studies poetry at the Bowling Green State University MFA program and serves as the managing editor for Mid-American Review. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Anti-Heroin Chic, Jupiter Review, the lickety~split, Bending Genres, and other places. He can be found on Twitter and Instagram @themichaelbeard.

Current Issue

     featuring artwork by Bill Wolak

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Welcome to Issue 47, which includes work by Cat S. Chen, Chloé Derain, Amorak Huey, Alison Lubar, Heather Qin (this month's featured poet), Matthew Weddig, Dare Williams, Ziyi Yan/闫梓祎, and Emma Zhang. 

THE TEAM

READ MORE ABOUT OUR MASTHEAD HERE!

Christine Taylor

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Shon Mapp

MANAGING EDITOR

Belinda Munyeza

GENERAL EDITOR

Morgan Ridgway

GENERAL EDITOR

Dia Roth

GENERAL EDITOR

Adrienne Crezo

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Zoe Elisabeth

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Matt Hsu

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Clive Uche

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Andrew Walker

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Adeola Victoria Olatunji

COMMUNITY CONTENT MANAGER

​Anthony Salandy

SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT

Dave Stolarz

MUSIC