Issue 3.5: Lana Del Rey
Art by Ramya Rajan, a 13-year-old digital artist from Mason, Ohio. She loves calligraphy, Hamilton, and orange soda. She just started listening to Lana’s music, and she’ll never see blue jeans again without thinking of her favorite artist.
A note from the editors -
After the success of the Hozier issue, we decided to host another pop-up call for submissions for a Lana Del Rey inspired issue. In a 3 day window, we received submissions from over 100 poets. Making the final decisions was difficult and we appreciate everyone who submitted. Even if your work was not chosen, we hope you enjoyed this prompt!
The pieces chosen echo Lana's work by using 5 words from one (or more) or her songs, and these pieces also echo Lana's work thematically. Here you can find California dreams and nightmares, love gained and love lost, illusions of grandeur, open roads, hope, despair, and longing. We very much hope you enjoy this issue full of brilliant, timely, and beautiful work.
After the success of the Hozier issue, we decided to host another pop-up call for submissions for a Lana Del Rey inspired issue. In a 3 day window, we received submissions from over 100 poets. Making the final decisions was difficult and we appreciate everyone who submitted. Even if your work was not chosen, we hope you enjoyed this prompt!
The pieces chosen echo Lana's work by using 5 words from one (or more) or her songs, and these pieces also echo Lana's work thematically. Here you can find California dreams and nightmares, love gained and love lost, illusions of grandeur, open roads, hope, despair, and longing. We very much hope you enjoy this issue full of brilliant, timely, and beautiful work.
A Summer Feeling by Ellena Basada
born again (to die) by Purnima Bala
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coda by Ryanne Kap
Dream Sequence by Vivien Song
Non MINORIS AESTIMO me by Marisa Silva-Dunbar
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Heaven to You by Kanika Lawton
ride by Nadia Gerassimenko
minimums by McCaela Prentice
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Should Be Heaven by Maria Picone
2 poems by Isaura Ren
if this is all that's real by Meagan Patrick
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3 poems by Samantha Fain
Only Worth Living if Somebody is Loving You by Briar Ripley Page
Just a Couple of Kids by Aleah Dye
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A Video of You, Laughing by Margo LaPierre
the front of this postcard is covered in flames by Kate Horowitz
You & I by Taylor Risinger
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Lust fragment 1 by Joe Nasta
Birdsong by Lisa Weber
2 poems by Isabelle Correa
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It Never Storms on the Eastside by Rayelee McFee
Full Moon by Kay Allen
A womb the size of a garden by Nabeela Saghir
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For My Baby, Bedside by K Chiucarello
The Velveteen Girl by Kaylyssa Quinn
Desertification by Tyler Truman Julian
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Aviation by Lynn Valentine
Almost Angels by Jasmine Flowers
25.04.2020 (Pozzolana.) by Lucy Meanwell
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2 poems by Pamilerin Jacob
Aubade but Lana Del Rey discussing Burnt Norton by Danielle Rose
All Over Town by Taylor Brunson
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Born to Die by Taylor Byas
2 poems by Adedayo Agarau
We Have Always Been Ghosts by Gayatri Rajan