Summer 2020: Undergrowth
The second issue of Open Ceilings literary magazine, Summer 2020: Undergrowth, is Mechanism Press’ first themed collection of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, and photography. In this issue, an incredible intersection emerges between the body and nature. A corpse full of worms in “Vegetable,” vulva sprouting shoots in “My Body Grows,” flowers that reveal hidden emotions in “Beneath the Soil and Skin,” and hydrangea eyes in the Ross Gay imitation poem, “growing flowers.” But Undergrowth has another meaning: the marginalized, the systematically excluded, the understory in the canopy’s shadow—the voices essential to all life within the biome. From “Stained Roots” to “Untitled: A Story of Ethnic Ambiguity,” the pieces of this issue emphasize the Undergrowth, inviting you to know its footprint, appreciate its beauty, and understand its value.
The second issue of Open Ceilings literary magazine, Summer 2020: Undergrowth, is Mechanism Press’ first themed collection of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, and photography. In this issue, an incredible intersection emerges between the body and nature. A corpse full of worms in “Vegetable,” vulva sprouting shoots in “My Body Grows,” flowers that reveal hidden emotions in “Beneath the Soil and Skin,” and hydrangea eyes in the Ross Gay imitation poem, “growing flowers.” But Undergrowth has another meaning: the marginalized, the systematically excluded, the understory in the canopy’s shadow—the voices essential to all life within the biome. From “Stained Roots” to “Untitled: A Story of Ethnic Ambiguity,” the pieces of this issue emphasize the Undergrowth, inviting you to know its footprint, appreciate its beauty, and understand its value.
The second issue of Open Ceilings literary magazine, Summer 2020: Undergrowth, is Mechanism Press’ first themed collection of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, and photography. In this issue, an incredible intersection emerges between the body and nature. A corpse full of worms in “Vegetable,” vulva sprouting shoots in “My Body Grows,” flowers that reveal hidden emotions in “Beneath the Soil and Skin,” and hydrangea eyes in the Ross Gay imitation poem, “growing flowers.” But Undergrowth has another meaning: the marginalized, the systematically excluded, the understory in the canopy’s shadow—the voices essential to all life within the biome. From “Stained Roots” to “Untitled: A Story of Ethnic Ambiguity,” the pieces of this issue emphasize the Undergrowth, inviting you to know its footprint, appreciate its beauty, and understand its value.
Item Weight : 14.1 ounces
Paperback : 201 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8646659362
ASIN : B088T26Z9G
Dimensions : 6.63 x 0.48 x 9 inches
Publisher : Independently published (May 13, 2020)
Language : English