A Moody, Baroque Rock Music Mix

December 13, 2018

BY LISA MARIE BASILE

A playlist for winter mornings. A playlist for tea at last. A playlist for the moment after a strange dream. For when your porch has iced over. For when nostalgia has gripped you. For the diffused afternoon light. For late night whiskey. For a walk over the bridge in the fog. For when you need a moment alone during the holidays. For the train ride through the trees. For the sea during winter. For when you feel so much love your heart aches. For when your heart is so pliable you have collapsed. For when the rain is a friend. For when your hands are cool to the touch. For when you have found forgiveness. For when you are awake before everyone else. For when you light a candle. For you.

A playlist featuring Fanfarlo, Arcade Fire, Taken By Trees, and others

17 Amazing Books & Collections of 2018

December 13, 2018

Here they are (and unlike many lists, this one has a lot of poetry, because poetry is not dead):

Poetry Weekly: Zeina Hashem Beck, Kristine Esser Slentz, Darren C. Demaree

December 11, 2018

As the senior managing editor at Luna Luna and the founding editor at Yes Poetry, you could say writing is important to me, especially poetry. For me, it’s vital to highlight poetic voices in order to support literature, activism, and expression.

Via de la Luz. Cover art is “Medusa Galáctica” by Cynthia Treviño

Review of Interstellar Bruja Vol. 1 & 2 by Rios de La Luz

December 10, 2018

…the borderlands, outer space, and the neon glow of chisme…

Music Friyay: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Slackers, Holly Golightly

December 7, 2018

Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Marys of the Sea, Sexting Ghosts, Xenos, No(body) (forthcoming, Madhouse Press, 2019), and is the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault. They received their MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna is the founder of Yes Poetry and the senior managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine. Some of their writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Them, Brooklyn Magazine, BUST, and elsewhere. Joanna also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente / FB: joannacvalente

Poetry Weekly: Fargo Tbakhi, Chiwan Choi, Paige Lewis

December 4, 2018

Music Friyay: Sakura, Arvo Part, Karen O & Danger Mouse

November 30, 2018

Music brings people together. Communities are created and fostered through melodies, which is why it’s important to promote excellent work by musicians both popular and obscure from all over the world. As a music lover myself, I’m always searching for new music (regardless of when it was released).

The Metal Playlist You've Always Wanted

November 28, 2018

Maybe you love metal or maybe you’ve never listened much. Either way, here’s a metal playlist to check out and write, run, and work to.

Poetry Weekly: Dujie Tahat, Cynthia X. Hua, Adrian Ernesto Cepeda

November 26, 2018

Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Marys of the Sea, Xenos, No(body) (forthcoming, Madhouse Press, 2019), and is the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault. They received their MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna is the founder of Yes Poetry and the senior managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine. Some of their writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Them, Brooklyn Magazine, BUST, and elsewhere. Joanna also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente / FB: joannacvalente

The Suspiria Remake Can Be Beautiful Again

November 21, 2018

Kailey Tedesco is the author of These Ghosts of Mine, Siamese (Dancing Girl Press) and the forthcoming full-length collection, She Used to be on a Milk Carton (April Gloaming Publications). She is the co-founding editor-in-chief of Rag Queen Periodical and a member of the Poetry Brothel. She received her MFA in creative writing from Arcadia University, and she now teaches literature at several local colleges.

Her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. You can find her work in Prelude, Bellevue Literary Review, Sugar House Review, Poetry Quarterly, Hello Giggles, UltraCulture, and more. For more information, please visit kaileytedesco.com.

The Complexities on Performance and Passing

November 20, 2018

Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Marys of the Sea, & Xenos, No(body) (forthcoming, Madhouse Press, 2019) and is the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault. They received their MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna is the founder of Yes, Poetry and the senior managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine. Some of their writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Brooklyn Magazine, BUST, and elsewhere. Joanna also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente

Poetry Weekly: Keegan Lester, Jody Chan, Lauren Samblanet

November 19, 2018

Music Friyay: The Twilight Sad, Josephine Foster, Planningtorock

November 16, 2018

Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of Sirs & Madams (Aldrich Press, 2014), The Gods Are Dead (Deadly Chaps Press, 2015), Marys of the Sea (ELJ Publications, 2016) & Xenos (Agape Editions, 2016), and is the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault (CCM, 2017). They received their MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna is the founder of Yes, Poetry and the managing editor for Civil Coping Mechanisms and Luna Luna Magazine. Some of their writing has appeared in Prelude, BUST, Spork Press, The Feminist Wire, and elsewhere. Joanna also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente

When An Ending Is In Sight

November 15, 2018

Chloë Moloney is a student and writer from Surrey, United Kingdom. She is a staff writer and curator at Luna Luna Magazine, and a reviewer for MookyChick. Chloë has had short stories published with Moonchild Magazine, Occulum, Sick Lit Magazine and more. She is also a culture writer and biographer at the award-winning news platform Shout Out UK, and has also written for Epigram, B24/7 and the London Horror Society. She also acted as a reviewer for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, in 2017. You can find Chloë at @ChloeMoloney98.

Poetry by Fox Frazier-Foley

November 13, 2018

Fox Frazier-Foley is a monster made of fire. This poem is from Let Me Wring Your Heart: Love/Hate Poems for the Vulnerable Troubled Genius Boy, which interrogates literary, cultural, and cinematic tropes from 1990s US culture and is currently seeking a publisher.