Dignity Featured Artist Kathi Crawford
Synkroniciti is thrilled to welcome back Houston poet and writer Kathi Crawford, who won our cover art contest for Dignity with her collage Strings, adding visual art to her creative …
“Audacity” Featured Artist Gregorio Gómez Aguayo
Synkroniciti is honored to welcome the first of our “Audacity” artists, poet Gregorio Gómez Aguayo, a fixture on the Chicago arts scene, with “The Pages She Left Behind.” This poem …
“Patterns” Featured Artist Jonathan Yungkans
Synkroniciti is thrilled to welcome back poet, writer, and photographer Jonathan Yungkans of California, a familiar and beloved presence in our pages. As the only contributor to have won contests …
“Haunting” Featured Artist Diane Funston
Synkroniciti is glad to welcome back poet and visual artist Diane Funston, a native New Yorker making her home in California, with a poem and a photograph exploring what humans …
“Vulnerable” Featured Artist Jenifer DeBellis
Synkroniciti is proud to welcome poet and author Jenifer DeBellis from Detroit with two chilling poems about structural violence. The first, Indecent Exposure, a finalist in our “Vulnerable” contest, recalls …
Quote for Today: Audre Lorde
I have seen situations where white women hear a racist remark, resent what has been said, become filled with fury, and remain silent because they are afraid. That unexpressed …
Featured Artist: Bill Vernon
Synkroniciti is excited to welcome writer Bill Vernon with “Short Fuse,” which explores currents of oppression and intersectionality (before the latter was an official term) in the American workplace of …
Quote for Today: Kimberlé Crenshaw
In 1976, Emma DeGraffenreid and several other black women sued General Motors for discrimination, arguing that the company segregated its workforce by race and gender: Blacks did one set …
Quote for Today: Rev. Becca Stevens
But it is hard not to let the historical oppression of women seep into the steeping frothy tea. Beauty and ritual are forever tied into the images of women that …
Quote for Today: Bell Hooks
Fear is the primary force upholding structures of domination. It promotes the desire for separation, the desire not to be known. When we are taught that safety lies always with …