Cover art by Vivian Weidmann
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Editors-in-Chief
Leon Barros
Natalee Cruz
Managing Editor
F.M. Papaz
Editorial Directors
Stephanie Berger
Jackie Braje
Tova Greene
Editors
Lisette Boer
Ayling Zulema Dominguez
Dylan Gilbert
Ananda Naima González
Haden Riles
Editor’s Note
Dear Readers,
It’s hard to know exactly where one is going, nor is it even simple to know where one has been. We trudge through life, tackling one obstacle at a time until we find ourselves in a strange, new place, not knowing how we got there. How has our world changed? How has it changed us? Which part of ourselves do we carry, and which parts do we leave behind? Have we even really changed at all?
That’s where we find ourselves in the issue: moving. Throughout the issue, our contributors travel through places, presents and pasts. From the start, Roger Camp takes us to Brazil where we find it alive and dynamic—pictures in motion.
For Sara Iacovelli, we move through time, stringing the calendar year with narrative, lyrical and reflective. Maria Llona Garcia gives us a glimpse of all the things we carry in our pocket as we search through our lives and our selves. For Angel ZiXuan Xin, we navigate through memory, both historic and familial. And the photography of Christopher Lucka also brings us to our own time and place, showing the importance of acting in our immediate present.
This presence of mind is what we find in the work of the brilliant young poets in this issue. This year, the Poetry Society of New York inaugurated our first Youth Poetry Contest, inviting poets 18-years-and-under to share their voices. Our winners—Kassidy Khuu, Emma Hoff, and Brian Chan—express a maturity beyond their years, showing us the power of knowing where you come from, who you are, and who you are yet to be.
More than self-reflection, these poets and artists take us somewhere beyond themselves, because locating oneself shouldn’t be the same as standing still.
And we hope, dear readers, as you explore this issue, you will perhaps find yourselves moved.
Until next time,
Leon Barros
Natalee Cruz
Editors-in-Chief