Consilience, an online poetry and art journal, provides people from all walks of life a platform to explore the intersection of art and science. It is the first peer-reviewed poetry journal; the submission process follows the scientific process of peer review for each piece submitted. Every issue is theme-based, allowing in-depth exploration of how science and art can converge from different angles.
Read MoreSammi Yamashiro is an Okinawan and Black American poet who resides in Virginia, USA. Her poetic work revolves around her personal hardships and overcoming them. Several of her poems have been published in anthologies. Her first collection, The Peach Pit Mask, will be available soon. You can find her work on Instagram @sammiyamashiro.
Read MoreI remember setting out to publish my first book of poetry and asking for a quote at this design studio that I loved. When the quote came back I threw up a little on the inside of my mouth.
Read MoreZoe Cunniffe is a poet and singer-songwriter from Washington, DC. She has previously been published in literary journals such as Blue Marble Review, New Reader Magazine, Doghouse Press, and Velvet Fields Magazine. Zoe can be found on Instagram at @there.are.stillbeautifulthings.
Read MoreSpain was just emerging from a particularly strict house arrest form of lockdown, in the middle of June 2020, where it had locked all its residents in their houses for 6 weeks. Not even allowed out for exercise, even Dog walkers were fined for being found more than 100 metres away from their homes.
Read MoreAlecia Gabrielle is a twenty-year-old poet from Mississippi. She has been writing since the age of seven, and she is currently working towards a Bachelor of Arts in education. Alecia plans to move to the east coast after graduation while continuing to write and publish her poetry.
Read MoreGrowing up I learned very quickly that most words that people use are empty. We’ve created language so that we can convey ideas and emotions, but our words often fail us, either because we don’t think through what we are saying, or we are hiding what we truly want to say.
Read MoreThe Instagram DM came in when I was getting ready for bed, mouth full of toothpaste and eyes gritty with fatigue. Is everything okay with you and hubbie? I blinked incredulously at the message. Um, what? Then it clicked. A friend had seen my latest Instagram post – something about heartbreak or relationships, I can’t remember now – and incorrectly assumed it was about me and my better half (let’s call him Bob, as he’s particular about his privacy).
Read MoreI am a poet based in London. I grew up in Brighton and always feel full near water. I am deeply in love with London and can be found standing on Waterloo Bridge looking out at the lights and feeling sentimental. I want high romance, I want awe and I want it all the time.
Read MoreMickey Finn is a chewed up and spat out poet born and raised in Liverpool, U.K. After his birth in 1991 and a relatively unremarkable life, he recently released his first book, Golden, having worked on it for between three and four years.
Read MoreI'm Uchechukwu Nwafor. Most of my online friends call me 'Will', 'cause the meaning of my name means God's Will. I'm from and currently based in Nigeria. I'm a fashion designer by day and a poet round the clock!
Read MoreSo you worked on that one poem for weeks, and it is about a subject that is close to your heart. You press post and your palms are sweaty. And there it comes. The stink. It always comes first and is soon followed by that dreaded hairy internet beast: in walks that fucking troll.
Read MoreThe Care Home is Rebecca Rijsdijk’s fourth collection of poetry. This book deals with what it is like to work as a carer with our without a global pandemic. It portrays the people the author works with, and it portrays the inner life of the carer.
Read MoreAndrej Peterka is a poet, acupuncturist and natural health practitioner based in Minnesota, USA (St Paul and Whalan). His work can be found in our Spring 2021 Edition. We had a little chat with Andrej about his work.
Read MoreIn a world choking on social media cleanliness, Golden is a glance at the sordid underbelly which unites humanity - whether humanity likes it or not. It is a knot of painfully-raw honesty and bitter deceit, drenched in a vicious philosophy and hard to swallow half-truths. It oozes anti-poetry at a time when the art form is reduced to self-help and a ceaseless quest for innocence and purity.
Read MoreOur Sarah sent a New York Times article in our poetry group app a couple of days ago. It was a review on a pandemic poetry book. On the cover, it said, ‘America’s poets respond to a pandemic.’ The author of the review, Dwight Garner, complained about a lack of bite in the book. We all thought that was a bit of a no-brainer.
Read MoreWe don't mean to crap on she-poets or two sentence love poems, but just let you know that if you write about politics, or equal rights, or anything else that matters, there is a place for you in this world.
Read MorePeople can hate you just because your face reminds them of the sister they hate or the uncle that locked them in the cupboard as a kid. If the hate you receive isn’t personal, then the same goes for the love. It all comes down to taste and matching your work with the right readers.
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