Issue 2

Frostbitten

Issue 2

February 2019

February in the Northern Hemisphere brings the bite of winter's chill. In our second issue "Frostbitten," poets explore the bitter brunt of expectations, heartbreak, the confines of the body, the cold moments we desperately try to make warm.

This month's featured poet is André N. Lepine. Please view the commentary on André's work here.

Issue 2 includes work by Michael Akuchie, Kendall A. Bell, Kristine Brown, Lynne Burnett, Jason Harris, André N. Lepine, Rachel Nix, Juanita Rey, Robin Anna Smith, Tom Snarsky, Heather Sweeney, and Juliette van der Molen. Please visit "The Gallery" below! And Amy Kinsman is featured in "To the Bone" to make it a baker's dozen.

This month we also welcome aboard our editorial intern Fiyinfoluwa Olajesu (known to us dearly as Ola), who is an emerging poet from Nigeria. Please check out Ola's poem "how i treat praise" here.

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Featured Artist

Cory Funk

Cory Funk lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. His photography and part of his record collection have been displayed at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His written work has appeared in The Summit Avenue Review, Memoir Mixtapes, Moonchild Magazine, and the collection Killing Malmon published by Down & Out Books. He can be found online at funkomatic.wordpress.com

To the Bone

Poetry from around the world teaches us about the lived experiences of others on lands that may be far different from the ones with which we are familiar. On lands that are bitter and challenging, people still forge an existence. In their poem "immolations," Amy Kinsman explores such a place. Read Amy's poem "immolations" and their commentary here.

--Christine Taylor, EIC