REALITIES & THE RITUALS OF THE UPSIDE DOWN

Hello from Athens,

My name is Dimitra and I am the editor of the journal A) GLIMPSE) OF). We are online, but we love ink!

Lately, I’ve been hearing the word “zophos” which means “darkness; obscurity; melancholia; the dark side of the horizon.” A very strong Greek word to describe social malaise. Now, whether we live in Athens, Boston, Bucharest, or Glasgow, we share similar conditions and needs. How are we equipping ourselves for reality? Where do we imagine ourselves less vulnerable? How will we shape new ground upon which we can imagine and thrive? How will we claim space for tenderness, empathy, awareness, humor and beauty?

For the Realities and the Rituals of the Upside Down issue, we invited 27 international poets, artists, & a scientist to reflect on today’s realities. Realities and the Rituals of the Upside Down features:

• poetry by Jay Besemer, Theodoros Chiotis, Maria Damon, Helen Dimos, Universal Jenny, Donna Fleischer, Clive Gresswell, Ray McKenzie, C. Kubasta, Iulia Militaru, John Morgan, Alice Notley, Christina Ntanovasili, Nat Raha, Sandra Simonds, Tom Snarsky, and Alan Sondheim

• artworks by Antonis Donef, Lito Kattou and Anna Lascari

• a conversation with the poet CAConrad

• critical ideas by the environmental scientist Giorgos Kallis

• Narratives in Progress by Amy McCauley (on consolatory art), by Eva Moreda (on translation) and Rebecca Wilcox (on affective sound)

• columns by Louisa Doloksa (on literature and bowels), Kyriaki Goni (on urban rituals) and D.I. (Hot Athens).

published by a) glimpse) of)
edited by Dimitra Ioannou
designed by Marianna Vouza
2019, 80 pages, 17 x 24 cm