Sebastien Wen | PTERYGOTA

PTERYGOTA Two moths lie perched on a May leaf quivering downwind beats jacked legs torque, coursing electric They are the underdogs of meetings, the pheromones calling lost bottle, directionless longing for her. He looks at her with lidless kaleidoscopes. He does not speak English but he knows what love is. It is written…

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TABLE OF CONTENT

POETRY

VALLUM AWARD FOR POETRY

REVIEWS

  • Danny Jacobs, MAVOR’S BONES by Rolli
  • Frances Bianco, METROPANTHEON by Steven Artell
  • David Swartz, WHAT DOES A HOUSE WANT? Selected Poems by Gary Geddes
  • Eleni Zisimatos, THE POETIC EDDA. Translated by Jeramy Dodds

ART

  • Maia Flore, photographs from SLEEP ELEVATIONS, MORNING SCULPTURES, SITUATIONS, and DIARY series
***Select poems are available to read online. To read the full issue, purchase 12:1.