flyer by Josie Licavoli

Clara Balingit 

hello dear reader! my name is clara marie balingit (they/she) and i am a writer, artist, and singer. my instagram is @animatedmud, and i'll be making a website soon! i mostly submitted poetry for this event; some are new, some are old. these poems encompass my emotions surrounding being a survivor, including grief, transformation, persistence, rage, and hope. i hope you enjoy this piece of my soul, and if you connect with these, know i'm sending gentle hugs and good love your way. i love you! keep going.

death

Tatiana Madriaga

The Raven Project

Hannah Rosheger

Everything seems so simple at first, every pencil mark, every brush stroke. Simple is it to think we are safe in this world, that is what we are trapped to believe.