Issue #4–CARRY
What are we carrying? How can we lighten our loads? Why are we so armed and guarded? Can we put down our weapons and carry each other instead? What makes a space safe for a community to thrive? What makes a body feel safe? Who will carry our future?
We are looking at these questions historically and from an international perspective. We are looking for art that is dreaming of a society where people have the autonomy to choose what is right for their bodies.
Two Poems by Emily Perkovich
Emily Perkovich is from the Chicago area. She is the editor-in-chief of Querencia Press, a poetry reader with Split Lip Mag, and on the Women in Leadership Advisory Board with Valparaiso University. Her work strives to erase the stigma surrounding trauma victims and their responses.
Two Poems by Joseph Fasano
Joseph Fasano is a poet, novelist, songwriter, and teacher. He shares with us two poems that feel right for Issue #4–Carry: “At the Winter Solstice” and “How to Survive.”
For The Children Who Are Wounded In War
Ava Mahtab is a writer and doctor from Saudi Arabia. She composes poetry, articles, and short stories inspired by nature and her work experiences.