This dreamy poem from Alison Braid harks back to the era of our Space issue. Now it is presented here for your reading, viewing, and feeling pleasure accompanied by some of Alina Senchenko's lovely photos.
Read MoreIf you’re a lover of fairy tales with teeth, then look no further than Mallory Ortberg’s newest work The Merry Spinster, a collection of dark short stories adapted from her series “Children’s Stories Made Horrific”. Beloved for her daily literary wit on the cult-hit website The Toast, and bestselling author of Texts From Jane Eyre, Ortberg has curated a chilling and hilarious romp through eleven classic stories.
Read More“That’s when I really found out that poetry doesn’t have to ambiguous or shrouded in metaphor. It can just be a description of two people at a table. That built my confidence in my creative writing—that I [could] actually write about the things that I wanted to, things that I wasn’t reading anywhere else. I learned that poetry can just be about finding the right words. That’s all it is, honestly. Poetry is just picking the right words at the right time.” Local poet David Ly's debut chapbook, Stubble Burn, is a title to look out for. Read SAD's interview, and find out more!
Read MoreI was drawn to the western for a few reasons. One: it’s a genre that very often seems to represent Indigenous peoples in problematic, stereotypical ways. Two: there are thousands of western novels that are now in the public domain, but it is also a genre that is still very much alive today. Three: many North Americans have a deep and troubling nostalgia for the genre (which is also often intertwined with a kind of romanticizing of colonization that could also been seen as a romanticizing of Indigenous genocide).
Read MoreThe saltwater and terrain of Bowen Island is where I’ve been most successful in writing poetry/prose. As an artist, I feel most grounded and inspired by the complexity of Japan, and when I’m in Singapore, I’m grounded in the sense that I’ve eaten too much food and can’t move.
Read Morei like the part when she signs the papers: yes, cut.
Our Cheese issue launched in May. Here on the web, we're keeping the theme alive with this poem by Caitlin Baird.
Our Cheese issue launches May 27th at Make and features a poem by Selina Boan. Here on the web, we've got another poem by this brilliant young poet for you.
Read MoreTwitter, Facebook and Grindr conspire to build and break relationships in this collection. The hand of technology is ever-present, mirroring the ghostly specters of relationship baggage and dead loved ones, but Zomparelli’s take on modern love is far from cheesy.
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