“Patterns” Featured Artist S. Abdulwasi’h Olaitan
Synkroniciti is honored to welcome Nigerian poet S. Abdulwasi’h Olaitan with two richly evocative poems that explore patterns of identity. The first, “my ruins are so beautiful that i wear …
“Belonging” Featured Artist Martha Sherick Shen
Synkroniciti is so pleased to welcome back Iowan poet Martha Sherick Shen, who won the “Vulnerable” poetry contest in our previous issue. “The past lives always among us” is not …
“Belonging” Featured Artist Merryn Rutledge
Synkroniciti is pleased to welcome back poet Merryn Rutledge, residing in the Boston area, with a two part poem, “Indigenous Art” exploring art on view at the Museum of Indian …
“Family” Featured Artist Doug Croft
Synkroniciti is pleased to welcome back writer and poet Doug Croft from Charlotte, North Carolina, with a delightful memoir essay, “My Dad, Santa Claus,” which was runner-up in our essay …
Featured Artist: D. Larissa Peters
Synkroniciti is excited to welcome poet and writer D. Larissa Peters with two evocative poems. The first, “What no one ever tells you,” is about the riskiness and vulnerability of …
Quote for Today: Edward W. Said
No one can deny the persisting continuities of long traditions, sustained habitations, national languages, and cultural geographies, but there seems no reason except fear and prejudice to keep insisting on …
Quote for Today: Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
But isn’t this a dance? Isn’t all of this a dance? Isn’t that what we do with words? Isn’t that what we do when we talk, when we spar, …
Featured Artist: Lori Lasseter Hamilton
Please join Synkroniciti as we welcome back poet Lori Lasseter Hamilton with “Ritual: A Dictionary Definition,” a heart-wrenching poem that alludes to how society hides away sexual assault, denying people …
Look and Listen #26: N’terini by Fatoumata Diawara from Colors
Fatoumata Diawara is a Malian musician and actress born in Ivory Coast. She was sent back to Mali as a teenager to be raised by her aunt in her own …
Quote for Today: Anna Deavere Smith
The individuals inside are frequently fighting that their individual voices be heard, while the walls of the place, which are the mask, and the perception, are reluctant to give over …