Vol. 2, Issue 19

“There’s nothing simple about haikus, of course. The meaning they portray, the intensity felt in 17 syllables, is astonishing. It’s easy to gloss over a haiku; much harder to sit with one and challenge yourself to understand it.”

From A. Poythress’s review of HAIKU4U by Gilmore Tamny.

Coffin Birth | Visual Art

by TNSF | Jul 31, 2019 | Visual Art, Vol. 2, Issue 19

Coffin Birth In the year 2019 US laws stripping women away from freedoms sparked major controversy. This illustration was inspired by the rare kind of postmortem delivery occurring during the decomposition of a pregnant body. I feel the viewer will make their own...

Cultivation | Poetry

by TNSF | Jul 31, 2019 | Poems, Vol. 2, Issue 19

Cultivation Why do our bodies make things they do not need? Seeds from a fast food kids’ meal in a backyard whiskey barrel make juicy little red globes on the vine. Replication is supposed to be a highly regulated routine, a pageant of proteins and cytoskeletal...

Again and Again | Book Review

by TNSF | Jul 31, 2019 | Reviews, Vol. 2, Issue 19

HAIKU4U By Gilmore Tamny ISBN: 978-0578463445 Ohio Edit, April 2019 Perfect-bound trade paper, 64 pages, $12.00 I sat with HAIKU4U for several days. I read through the collection all the way through—something that can be done in an hour or so—and thought to...