LIT 35, Fall 2023
A Note From The Editors
In the case of changes in temperature, rising waters, and fluxes and adjustments of all sorts we choose to put our faith in art. We choose connection to something greater than ourselves for solace, for bravery, for transcendence, for getting out of bed, for community. There is no quantifiable reason for the why of what we do: we are math problems unsolving, art manifests from the mystery to show our work. For LIT 35, we dove into the riches of the submittable sea and came up with more treasures. We are so excited to share this collection. Please enjoy the mystery. Sincerely LIT Editors
Poetry
Aftermath: The Griffith Park Fire by Anders Howerton
Shroom Apocalypse By Richard Schiffman
The Big Empty by Philip Jason
Woman Encounters Haystack by Erika Mailman
Abecedarian by Christina M Scott
the cinematography of birth by Savannah Slone
Aubade for the Sous Chef at Cochon by Nikki Ummel
Box Negative by Tamas Dobozy
Museum of Falls by Helen Laser
Someone Mentions Wild Geese Were Kept in Greek Households to Warn the Family of Fire or Intruders When Father Was Off at War by Christopher Smith
crabapple tree by Sera Gamble
Misused by Riley Anspaugh
Morning Sex by Eileen G’Sell
Playing Baseball with a Pocket Knife by Christopher Citro
Sestina for Disinheritance by LP Patterson
The Docket by Shira Dentz
utopia by Mic Jones
When I Was Young, My Future by Michelle Hulan
And If We’d Kept Our Daughter, We’d Have Named Her Lille by Brent Schaeffer
Fiction
Petty Criminals by Drew Anderla
Consumption by Philip Anderson
A Personal History of the Cherry Bomb by bart plantenga
Nonfiction
Tangled in Seaweed by Yuko lida Frost
Memories of Drinks Past by Michael Cannistraci
A Love Supreme: Imagining my father’s madness by Natasha Williams
500 Days and Counting by Clare Cannon
Gravity by Lisa McMaster
Hybrid
World Made Flesh, Sometimes It Gets So Dark by Brent Canle
The Backbone of the World by Susan Iwanisziw aka Cecily Winter
The Moment You Cease Motion, Into the Feathery Lightness by Michele Rappoport
Visible Emergencies by Hannah Bonner
Between the Acts by Elinora Westfall
Translations
Morning Snow by Cho Ji Hoon translated from the Korean by Sekyo Nam Haines
Hehasnoname, 1-5, 7 by Sharron Hass Translated from the Hebrew by Marcela Sulak
Interviews
An interview with MFA ’22 Hannah Sawyerr and an excerpt from her debut novel, All the Fighting Parts
Art
Featuring a group by Juan José Clemente:
On the Cover: “El Salto de Rolando” Rolando’s Leap
“Estáticos de Bacuta” Statics of Bacuta
“El mundo de Anita” Anita’s World
“Solaris”
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“Untitled Portrait” by Elinora Westfall
“Museum of Falls” by Helen Laser
About our featured artist, Juan José Clemente:
Juan José Clemente was born in Huelva, he was passionate about drawing since he was a child and inspired by the sea to which he has dedicated many years of his life. He lives in Madrid where he enjoys his retirement.
