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!

January 2023

Ava Ye

Ava Ye/叶曳 (she/her) is a Chinese writer attending high school in Los Angeles. She has been recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and is an alumna of the Iowa Young Writers' Studio. Aside from writing, Ava is often enjoying iced coffee and waiting for the next rainstorm. You can find her on Instagram @avayeye.

December 2022

Sadie McCarney

Sadie McCarney (she/her) is a queer, neurodivergent writer-performer based on Prince Edward Island, Canada. She is the author of the poetry collections Live Ones (University of Regina Press, 2019/ tall-lighthouse uk, 2020) and Your Therapist Says It’s Magical Thinking (forthcoming from ECW Press, 2023) as well as the found poetry performance text chapbook/ mental health memoir Head War (Frog Hollow Press, 2021). Sadie’s work has appeared in Best Canadian Poetry, The Walrus, Literary Review of Canada, and The Gay & Lesbian Review, as well as in various literary journals.

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.

Current Issue

     featuring artwork by Edward Michael Supranowicz

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Welcome to Issue 49, which includes work by Ava Ye (this month's featured poet), Sofia Fey, Jill Michelle, and Adesiyan Oluwapelumi.

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

Clive Uche

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Andrew Walker

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Matthew Weddig

BOOK REVIEWS EDITOR

aq hanna

COMMUNITY CONTENT MANAGER

​Adeola Victoria Olatunji

COMMUNITY CONTENT MANAGER

Anthony Salandy

SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT

Dave Stolarz

MUSIC

Matt Hsu

ASSISTANT EDITOR