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Winter Poems 2023

Winged Victory

By Grace Zhou

Winged Victory

 

Winged Victory of Samothrace, a masterpiece from the Hellenistic period, symbolizes the Greek goddess Nike. She was said to bring good luck in all aspects of life, whether it be in athletic competitions, war, or even the artistic fields. The statue remains on display in the Louvre, where visitors from all over, including myself, flock to this remarkable piece.

 

 

 

 

Grace Zhou is a sophomore in high school, attending the Brearley School in New York City. She recently moved from Ohio, where she grew up. There, Grace developed a passion for music, writing, and art. Since starting flute at age ten, she has become a two-time COFA finalist and has also attended Interlochen Arts Camp for three years.

Editor Note

By Molly Hill

Winter Poems
February 2023

Dear Readers and Writers,

An Editor’s Note is kind of like the warm up band at a concert. You may be willing to see it through, but you really came for the main event. And here it is:

This issue is smart phone and laptop ready and just about poetry only, with the exception of two incredible art selections from Ina Yoonseo Lee, and Grace Zhang. There are poems here about dreams, anxiety, leaving, birds, fire, foliage, and even a special homage to ‘thick-skulled annoyances.’ In other words, something for everyone. Read on and thanks for starting another year with us.

 

Molly Hill
Editor

Old Memories

By Ina Yoonseo Leo

Ina Yoonseo Lee was born in 2006 and is now a high school student in Seoul, Korea. She is an emerging artist interested in expressing emotions through drawings and paintings. She always tries to capture the memorable moments of her daily life.

 

 

 

 

Tritina for a Sparrow and a Bumblee

By Bryce Baron-Sips

A sparrow, catching a bee in its beak,
Splits its little body down the middle
Via the geometry of concrete.

This memory comes back like hot concrete
Every summer: Bird can’t fit Bee in Beak,
The angular crush along its middle.

Between necessity and cruelty, middle
-point proofs have been proven, yet the concrete
Angular force of agony, a beak…

A beak is a middleman for the force of concrete.

 

Bryce Baron-Sips is an American writer living in Sweden. His work is published or forthcoming in Revolute, VIBE, beestung, Strange Horizons, and elsewhere. He can (while it lasts) be found on Twitter @bric_a_bryce.

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