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Issue 4 Contributors

Jonathan Chibuike Ukah
Jonathan Chibuike Ukah’s debut Chapbook, A is for Anfang, was published by The Island of Wak-Wak (December 2025). His awards include Poem of the Month at The Literary Shark Poetry Contest 2025, Winner of The Atlantis Poetry Award 2026, Alexander Pope Poetry Award at The Pierian, 2025, Winner of Sublimation Annual Poetry Contest 2026, Third Place Winner at the Hemlock Journal Poetry Contest 2025. His poems have appeared in Two Third North Magazine, The Pierian, Propel Magazine, Journal of Undiscovered Poets, TAB; The Journal of Poetry and Poetics.

Kevin Hopson
Kevin’s work has appeared in a variety of anthologies, magazines, and e-zines, and he enjoys writing in multiple genres.

Gerard Sarnat
Late-phase often graphic poet arrived in seventh decade-aphorist-humorist-sometimes-meanderist; Gerard Sarnat’s multiple Pushcart/Best Net Award nominee. Activism Through Poetry: How Gerard Sarnat Uses Verse as a Form of Protest is 2025 retrospective: https://culterateblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/activism-through-poetry-how-gerard-sarnat-uses-verse-as-a-form-of-protest/. His work’s widely-published; including four collections; by Rattle, London Arts-Based Research Centre, Israel Association of Writers in English, Nature of Our Times/Poets For Science, Gravity of the Thing, Brooklyn Review, Tokyo Poetry Journal, Gargoyle, New Delta Review, Buddhist Review, New York Times, Oberlin, St. John’s University, Northwestern, Yale, Pomona, Harvard, Missouri Baptist, Stanford, Dartmouth, Penn, Columbia, Grinnell, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Brown, North Dakota, McMaster, Maine, British Columbia/Toronto/Chicago, Virginia, Alabama university presses. He’s Harvard Medical School-trained physician, Stanford professor, healthcare CEO. Currently, he’s devoting energy/resources dealing with climate justice, serves on Climate-Action-Now’s board. Sarnat’s belonged to longest-running U.S. Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue Group. Gerry’s married since 1969, has three kids, seven grandsons — and looks forward to future granddaughters. gerardsarnat.com

David I. Hughes
The David I. Hughes is a British writer based in West Cornwall. His work appears in leading journals including The Berlin Review, London Grip, Ink Sweat & Tears, and Autumn Sky. His short fiction features in major anthologies such as Hermitage Press’s Salt & Stone, Four Tulips’ Out to Sea, and The Martello Magazine Anthology. In 2026 he won the October Project Poetry Prize, placed 2nd in the Writers’ Magazine Grand Short Story Prize, and was shortlisted for the Mairtín Crawford and Julia & Martin Wilson Prizes. His poetry collections have received international recognition with ‘Burden of Attention’ a semi finalist in the LitFox poetry book prize and Systems of Vigilance highly commended in the Cinnamon press chapbook prize.
Website: www.davidihughes.com
Website: www.davidihughes.com

Mondli Kunene
Referred to by the masses as "The Artivist", Mondli Kunene has been known to create 1 of 1 highest quality thought-provoking contemporary African Art to raise awareness about social issues within the African diaspora and how those issues resonate to the rest of the world. His choice of medium is acrylic paints on Masonite board mixed with leather & warthog tusks.
Mondli was mentored by the late South African artist Speelman Mahlangu; Mondli “The Artivist” Kunene studied B.Ed. (Education) at the University of Johannesburg and after a decade working within the Education sector, he left the sector back in 2018 to create art full-time under his registered company Mondli Art Projects.
In 2016 he won 1st prize for a film he also features in under the Johannesburg Film Festival , courtesy of the Gauteng Film Commission.
He has also been commissioned to paint huge murals in Sharpeville to Commemorate former President Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu’s centennial celebration in Sharpeville. 2019 Design Indaba chose him as 1 of 50 emerging SA Creatives to currently look out & he exhibited with a group at the Artscape in Cape Town: https://www.designindaba.com/tags/mondli-kunene
In 2022 he was nominated and awarded the honorary award for Theatre and Arts category, by Forty Under 40 Africa awards which took place in Ghana Accra: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbpqIoJM-Mv/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
2023 he was also featured as Builder of the Month by Build RSA, an entity that recognises hard and smarter working Youths in SA that build our county with heir expertise and Mondli represented the Visual Arts and Creativity aspect of things.
His Artworks are also acquired by Artbank South Africa, politicians, Athletes locally and abroad, people in entertainment industry, young professionals including affluent individuals and private sector. He has recently made History by being not only the fist person ever in the history of Midvaal Local Municipality to have his artwork acquired and also hung in the Council Chamber, whereby he was also invited to unveil and address the whole full Council Chamber talking bout the MONDLIART® that they have exposure to everytime they are in the Chamber.
Mondli has been featured in local and international news publications and online publications including local and international group exhibitions raising awareness about social contentious issue of elephant and rhino poaching (2020 Eco Awareness gallery in India): https://www.instagram.com/p/CIG9CI6DpGq/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
and he has also exhibited in a group exhibition in Canada (2021 Liminal gallery): https://www.instagram.com/p/CM9MiO9jZ5I/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
In 2022 he also exhibited at Cape Town International Convention centre during decorex africa: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfEsw-4Dw9P/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
2024 he is exhibiting at THE GRAPA, in Valencia Spain:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6JC9UttRNL/?igsh=MXRjM2ljMHZwaXoxMQ==
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6dpHxuNmAR/?igsh=MnlpMmlpajAwaW1m
He won the brandy innovation challenge in 2022 courtesy of south african brandy challenge: https://m.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/162/1.html
https://manleysocial.com/the-south-african-brandy-innovation-challenge-unveils-its-mould-breaking-winners-for-2022/
2024 he was honoured in Kazan Russia for the idea of using Creativity and Technology in empowering the Youth in the Vaal area.
Also featured in the 2024 Jube Exam Paper of Westville Girls High School in Kwazulu Natal South Africa.
In 2025 he is nominated to be part of part of Visual Arts Cluster of South Africa NPC powered by Department of Sports Arts and Culture.
Recently he has also been a contributing author featured in the latest Gerald Kraak Anthology Vol. V titled: " We shall Remain ". Which features Visual Artists, Photographers and Poets from all over Africa: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvagjVISx8/?igsh=YXV5Mnc4aDF2cDVr
In 2026 Mondli was nominated by the Global Leader institute for the
Mondli is also mentoring younger Visual Artists and is working on establishing an Art hub whereby youth in his area can benefit largely from.
Below are web links to publications locally nd globally that Mondli "The Artivist" Kunene is featured in:
https://www.news24.com/news24/video/southafrica/news/watch-soweto-born-teacher-changes-gears-and-becomes-successful-visual-artist-20210208
https://nounouche.online/art-meets-activism-with-mondli-the-artivist-kunene/
https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/kunene-wins-big-at-africa-awards-19f0dbdb-c015-4e3a-bee7-3c503105fc85
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mondli-kunene-40452171
https://mondliartbymondlikunene.wordpress.com/author/mondliartbymondlikunene/
https://youtu.be/MJOgxr-rKb8
https://www.jamboafrica.online/mondli-kunene-the-artivist-who-inculcates-consciousness-and-conscientiousness/
https://www.designindaba.com/tags/mondli-kunene
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxBJBlXOJ-B/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng== (Hello Pepper Magazine interview from the USA).
https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/sa-artist-mondli-the-artivist-kunene-ready-to-showcase-his-work-globally-ab8661cd-dfcc-4485-8b13-af2abd1636c6
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UKycAY5sAZg design indaba interview
Google arts feature : https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/emerging-creative-mondli-kunene/cgHrxZSgxvQjGw
The Syztem feature: https://systemagazine.wordpress.com/2024/05/29/in-conversation-with-mondli-kunene/ https://za.pinterest.com/pin/895442338406030059/
https://www.redbubble.com/people/mondliart/
https://www.facebook.com/EmergentArtSpace/posts/meet-mondli-the-artivist-kunene-a-south-african-social-change-advocate-working-t/3850401671694216/
https://voertaal.nu/design-indaba-2019-design-activism-cultural-heritage-and-sustainable-solutions/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvagjVISx8/?igsh=YXV5Mnc4aDF2cDVr Gerald Kraak anthology vol. V
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz881dLtXcR/?igsh=dnkxY3ljMTM0bWZm Midvaal youth summit keynote speaker
Aka Live interview: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3Kkk42tXq9/?igsh=MWlqb2pyMGl0Y2Y4YQ==
Council chamber address: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvffGsNtnKq/?igsh=cWRqbHd3aHExc3I1
Mondli was mentored by the late South African artist Speelman Mahlangu; Mondli “The Artivist” Kunene studied B.Ed. (Education) at the University of Johannesburg and after a decade working within the Education sector, he left the sector back in 2018 to create art full-time under his registered company Mondli Art Projects.
In 2016 he won 1st prize for a film he also features in under the Johannesburg Film Festival , courtesy of the Gauteng Film Commission.
He has also been commissioned to paint huge murals in Sharpeville to Commemorate former President Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu’s centennial celebration in Sharpeville. 2019 Design Indaba chose him as 1 of 50 emerging SA Creatives to currently look out & he exhibited with a group at the Artscape in Cape Town: https://www.designindaba.com/tags/mondli-kunene
In 2022 he was nominated and awarded the honorary award for Theatre and Arts category, by Forty Under 40 Africa awards which took place in Ghana Accra: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbpqIoJM-Mv/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
2023 he was also featured as Builder of the Month by Build RSA, an entity that recognises hard and smarter working Youths in SA that build our county with heir expertise and Mondli represented the Visual Arts and Creativity aspect of things.
His Artworks are also acquired by Artbank South Africa, politicians, Athletes locally and abroad, people in entertainment industry, young professionals including affluent individuals and private sector. He has recently made History by being not only the fist person ever in the history of Midvaal Local Municipality to have his artwork acquired and also hung in the Council Chamber, whereby he was also invited to unveil and address the whole full Council Chamber talking bout the MONDLIART® that they have exposure to everytime they are in the Chamber.
Mondli has been featured in local and international news publications and online publications including local and international group exhibitions raising awareness about social contentious issue of elephant and rhino poaching (2020 Eco Awareness gallery in India): https://www.instagram.com/p/CIG9CI6DpGq/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
and he has also exhibited in a group exhibition in Canada (2021 Liminal gallery): https://www.instagram.com/p/CM9MiO9jZ5I/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
In 2022 he also exhibited at Cape Town International Convention centre during decorex africa: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfEsw-4Dw9P/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
2024 he is exhibiting at THE GRAPA, in Valencia Spain:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6JC9UttRNL/?igsh=MXRjM2ljMHZwaXoxMQ==
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6dpHxuNmAR/?igsh=MnlpMmlpajAwaW1m
He won the brandy innovation challenge in 2022 courtesy of south african brandy challenge: https://m.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/162/1.html
https://manleysocial.com/the-south-african-brandy-innovation-challenge-unveils-its-mould-breaking-winners-for-2022/
2024 he was honoured in Kazan Russia for the idea of using Creativity and Technology in empowering the Youth in the Vaal area.
Also featured in the 2024 Jube Exam Paper of Westville Girls High School in Kwazulu Natal South Africa.
In 2025 he is nominated to be part of part of Visual Arts Cluster of South Africa NPC powered by Department of Sports Arts and Culture.
Recently he has also been a contributing author featured in the latest Gerald Kraak Anthology Vol. V titled: " We shall Remain ". Which features Visual Artists, Photographers and Poets from all over Africa: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvagjVISx8/?igsh=YXV5Mnc4aDF2cDVr
In 2026 Mondli was nominated by the Global Leader institute for the
Mondli is also mentoring younger Visual Artists and is working on establishing an Art hub whereby youth in his area can benefit largely from.
Below are web links to publications locally nd globally that Mondli "The Artivist" Kunene is featured in:
https://www.news24.com/news24/video/southafrica/news/watch-soweto-born-teacher-changes-gears-and-becomes-successful-visual-artist-20210208
https://nounouche.online/art-meets-activism-with-mondli-the-artivist-kunene/
https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/kunene-wins-big-at-africa-awards-19f0dbdb-c015-4e3a-bee7-3c503105fc85
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mondli-kunene-40452171
https://mondliartbymondlikunene.wordpress.com/author/mondliartbymondlikunene/
https://youtu.be/MJOgxr-rKb8
https://www.jamboafrica.online/mondli-kunene-the-artivist-who-inculcates-consciousness-and-conscientiousness/
https://www.designindaba.com/tags/mondli-kunene
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxBJBlXOJ-B/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng== (Hello Pepper Magazine interview from the USA).
https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/sa-artist-mondli-the-artivist-kunene-ready-to-showcase-his-work-globally-ab8661cd-dfcc-4485-8b13-af2abd1636c6
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UKycAY5sAZg design indaba interview
Google arts feature : https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/emerging-creative-mondli-kunene/cgHrxZSgxvQjGw
The Syztem feature: https://systemagazine.wordpress.com/2024/05/29/in-conversation-with-mondli-kunene/ https://za.pinterest.com/pin/895442338406030059/
https://www.redbubble.com/people/mondliart/
https://www.facebook.com/EmergentArtSpace/posts/meet-mondli-the-artivist-kunene-a-south-african-social-change-advocate-working-t/3850401671694216/
https://voertaal.nu/design-indaba-2019-design-activism-cultural-heritage-and-sustainable-solutions/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvagjVISx8/?igsh=YXV5Mnc4aDF2cDVr Gerald Kraak anthology vol. V
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz881dLtXcR/?igsh=dnkxY3ljMTM0bWZm Midvaal youth summit keynote speaker
Aka Live interview: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3Kkk42tXq9/?igsh=MWlqb2pyMGl0Y2Y4YQ==
Council chamber address: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvffGsNtnKq/?igsh=cWRqbHd3aHExc3I1

Cithara Patra
Cithara Patra currently lives in NC. They've written for a few literary journals including Poetries in English, Instant Noodles, and 50 Word Stories. In their spare time, they travel, solve logic puzzles, and check out local restaurants.

Anselm Eme
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Anselm Eme is a Nigerian writer, poet, banker, and independent financial consultant. He is the author of Eleven books, including WHISKERS, OUR KIDS AND US, AWAKE AFRICA!, SAGES IN PURSUIT, and SHRIEKS AND GIGGLES series. Blending finance with creative storytelling, Anselm writes with heart, clarity, and purpose. His work explores identity, culture, social justice, and human resilience. Rooted in African experience but reaching global souls, Anselm’s words invite readers into honest reflection and lasting inspiration.
Anselm Eme is a Nigerian writer, poet, banker, and independent financial consultant. He is the author of Eleven books, including WHISKERS, OUR KIDS AND US, AWAKE AFRICA!, SAGES IN PURSUIT, and SHRIEKS AND GIGGLES series. Blending finance with creative storytelling, Anselm writes with heart, clarity, and purpose. His work explores identity, culture, social justice, and human resilience. Rooted in African experience but reaching global souls, Anselm’s words invite readers into honest reflection and lasting inspiration.

Andria Carver
Andria Carver is a writer living in Seattle, WA. She is mostly a cat, but sometimes a person. It's been quite the journey before she discovered her love of writing, but her diverse life experiences allow her to add nuance and depth to her characters and settings. From drywall manufacturing to dancing in bars, tripping on acid to high-end landscape architecture, she's strolled alongside all walks of life and taken plenty of notes along the way.
The first two books in her debut fantasy series Divine Evolution are out now. www.andriacarver.com
The first two books in her debut fantasy series Divine Evolution are out now. www.andriacarver.com

J. J. Steinfeld
Canadian fiction writer, poet, and playwright J. J. Steinfeld lives on Prince Edward Island,
where he is patiently waiting for Godot’s arrival and a phone call from Kafka. While waiting, he has published 25 books, including An Unauthorized Biography of Being (Stories, Ekstasis Editions, 2016), Absurdity, Woe Is Me, Glory Be (Poetry, Guernica Editions, 2017), A Visit to the Kafka Café (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2018), Gregor Samsa Was Never in The Beatles (Stories, Ekstasis Editions, 2019), Morning Bafflement and Timeless Puzzlement (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2020), Somewhat Absurd, Somehow Existential (Poetry, Guernica Editions, 2021), Acting on the Island (Stories, Pottersfield Press, 2022), As You Continue to Wait (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2022), and My Post-Holocaust Second Generation Voice: History / Memory / Identity (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2025); over 60 of his one-act plays and a handful of full-length plays have been performed in Canada and the United States.
where he is patiently waiting for Godot’s arrival and a phone call from Kafka. While waiting, he has published 25 books, including An Unauthorized Biography of Being (Stories, Ekstasis Editions, 2016), Absurdity, Woe Is Me, Glory Be (Poetry, Guernica Editions, 2017), A Visit to the Kafka Café (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2018), Gregor Samsa Was Never in The Beatles (Stories, Ekstasis Editions, 2019), Morning Bafflement and Timeless Puzzlement (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2020), Somewhat Absurd, Somehow Existential (Poetry, Guernica Editions, 2021), Acting on the Island (Stories, Pottersfield Press, 2022), As You Continue to Wait (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2022), and My Post-Holocaust Second Generation Voice: History / Memory / Identity (Poetry, Ekstasis Editions, 2025); over 60 of his one-act plays and a handful of full-length plays have been performed in Canada and the United States.

David Anson Lee
David Anson Lee is a physician, philosopher, and poet whose work explores the intersections of medicine, memory, landscape, and ethical attention in everyday life. Born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and currently based in Texas, he holds degrees in philosophy and medical science and trained in ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic and Harvard University. His poetry has appeared in journals including Right Hand Pointing, Eunoia Review, Ink Sweat & Tears, and Mouthful of Salt. He writes with a focus on the lived textures of embodiment: how bodies move through systems of care, environment, and consequence; and is particularly drawn to themes of ecological responsibility, clinical perception, and modern ritual in ordinary spaces. Across genres, his work seeks a restrained lyric clarity that holds both scientific precision and emotional resonance. He is currently developing a full-length poetry manuscript centered on illness, landscape, and environmental consciousness.

Pramod.Rastogi
Born in India and educated at IIT Delhi, Pramod Rastogi earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Besançon, France. He is a distinguished academician and poet whose work bridges the scientific and literary worlds. He is an Emeritus Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and a Member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences. His pioneering contributions earned international recognition, including the SPIE Dennis Gabor Award (2014). He has authored and edited nine scientific books with leading international publishers.
Alongside his scientific work, he is an accomplished poet, with more than 170 poems published in international journals. His writing explores emotional wellbeing, human resilience, spirituality, and the search for meaning through everyday experience. Several poems included in this collection have previously appeared in national and international literary journals.
Alongside his scientific work, he is an accomplished poet, with more than 170 poems published in international journals. His writing explores emotional wellbeing, human resilience, spirituality, and the search for meaning through everyday experience. Several poems included in this collection have previously appeared in national and international literary journals.

Susan L. Pollet
Susan L. Pollet is a visual artist and author whose works have appeared in multiple art shows and literary publications. She studied at the New York Art Students League, has been a member since 2018, and resides in NYC. Susanpollet.substack.com

Bill Tope
Bill Tope is a former caseworker, construction laborer, line cook and one-time nude model for university art classes. He lives in the American Midwest with his men little cat Baby.

Kirbee Barney
Kirbee Barney is a technical writer from Washington state. She writes most of her poems at 2 am, which is the best time for poetry. She has been published in Quarter(ly) Magazine, The Hemlock Journal, and elsewhere. You can also take a peek at her Instagram @kirbeetastespoetry.

Doug Stoiber
Doug Stoiber is a poet and short story writer, a member of Mossy Creek Writers in East Tennessee. Nineteen of his short stories and forty of his poems have been published in magazines, journals and anthologies. His poem, "Nine Months Collage" was shortlisted for The Poetry Lighthouse Prize, 2026.

Neong Chee Kein
Arthur Neong is a Malaysian Chinese. Having taught for 11 years, he now delineates the maelstrom of thoughts and visuals, hoping to make sense of it all. His works have appeared in Rue Scribe, Pen to Print, ANMLY, Altar, Mediterranean Poetry, Hemlock, Epoque Press, Eclectica, Ink & Ivy Lit, Parcham, Lunae Literature Review, PoArtMo, WayWords, Eksentrika, Five Minutes, Particle, Men Matters, Everscribe, Porch Litmag, SARE, Borderless, Tiffinbox Review, Tap Into Poetry, Malaysian Indie Fiction, ZiN Daily, Alien Buddha Press, Haiku Shack, Wise Owl, Black Glass Pages, and several anthologies.

Stephen Barile
Stephen Barile is an award-winning poet from Fresno, California, and a 2023 Pushcart Prize nominee. He attended Fresno City College, Fresno Pacific University, and CSU Fresno. His poems have been anthologized, and published in numerous journals, both in print and on-line. He taught writing at Madera College, and CSU Fresno. (50 words)

sid sibo
Living just west of the Continental Divide in the traditional homeland of Shoshone and Bannock peoples, sid sibo has won the Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award and has numerous stories in literary magazines and anthologies. In 2024, Bison Books at Univ. of NE Press published debut novel The Scent of Distant Family, a finalist for two national awards. In the fall of 2026, a collection of sibo’s short stories and flash fiction will be published by Winter Woods Press. Read more at sidsibo.com and subscribe there to the Acoustic Burro blog for positive news of people and planet.

Jonathan Jaffe
Jonathan Jaffe is a writer based in Brooklyn, New York exploring queerness, nature, community, and absurdity. You can find his poetry, personal essays, and articles on Substack at jonathanjaffewrites.substack.com.

D C Boyle
My name is David Boyle and I have been exhibiting art in Palmerston North, Hastings and Wellington New Zealand for many years. The paintings are oil on canvas and have a folksy, illustrative feel. My themes are very escapist /surreal- much action, boys and girls adventure pics -women on large motorbikes and sidecars, British Bobbies, jungle action, animals and famous characters. I also bolt terrible books shut and make lampshades with x-rays. Website is Boyleswellington I live in New Zealand.

Sean Foster
Sean carries mail in Fairfield, Ohio. Mostly in light, but at times, in dark. Sean lives outside Cincinnati with his wife, daughter, their boxer, and two cats.

Jed Stampleman
Jed Stampleman has been writing poetry for 25 years. He lives in Connecticut near Long Island Sound and his poems are often about the natural environment, as well as about love and personal quandaries.

Matthew Ployhart
Matthew is a researcher and writer from South Carolina, United States. He works primarily with European and African history and politics, bringing him to countries across both continents. He occasionally writes for humanities and international affairs publications, and is also also active in the humanitarian sector. In his free time, Matthew enjoys hiking, music, and writing fiction

Clarissa Cervantes
Clarissa Cervantes is a photographer researcher. Clarissa's photography gallery includes images from all over the world, where she finds inspiration to share her photographs with others through her creative lens, inviting the viewer to question the present, look closer, explore more the array of emotions, and follow the sunlight towards a brighter future.

Naomi Klouda
THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTORS!
ISSUE 01: "environmentalism"
Kaelyn Tan
Raya Sai
Krish Khurana
Zachary Kwak
"in the end"
poetry, page 40
"collection of photos"
photography, page 16
"help from home"
prose, page 32
"the little things"
poetry, page 36
"bliss."
photography, page 12
"end of the world"
poetry, page 28
ISSUE 02: "cultural roots"
Aspen Greenwood
Attar Topobroto
"plastic hands"
poetry
"shifting bali"
poetry
DC Diamondopolous
Gale Acuff
Harshini Nagappan
"1969: the stonewall inn"
short fiction
"when I die I'll go to hell hands down says"
poetry
"future in flames"
poetry
Jonathan Chibuike Ukah
Matt Thomas
Mehreen Ahmed
MG
"give me a break"
poetry
"gold expels gold"
poetry
"the climate conversation"
poetry
"flamenco"
short fiction
"melody of agony"
poetry
Pawel Markiewicz
Wardah Rahman
"the mysteries of four seasons"
poetry
"the streets we share"
poetry
ISSUE 02: "cultural roots"
ISSUE 03: "chow down"
Poetry
Pamela Hobart Carter
Debradrita Sarkar
Sarah Wolfe
Yvonne Jayne
Khaye Bhengu
Cithara Patra
William Doreski
Dibyangana Maji
Jonathon Chibuike Ukah
Jay Nahm
Stasha Cole
Vera Podell
Stephen Barile
Short Fiction
Teresa Kelly
Elizabeth Murphy
Traditional Art
James Mize
Nonfiction
Ayesha Mansoor
Photography
Julia Irvine
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