Azure: A Journal of Literary Thought (Vol. 4)

This is the annual anthology of works from Volume 4 of AZURE: A Journal of Literary Thought an online quarterly literary magazine published by Lazuli Literary Group. These works reflect our conception of a genre of our imagining which we call otherworld realism. Each work in AZURE is accompanied by a customized illustration. otherworld realism[uhth -er-wurld] [ree-uh-liz-uh m]​nouna style of literature devoted to intellectual and imaginative pursuits that point towards a potential evolved reality.a genre that represents the known often mundane world in an elevated or defamiliarising way through the skillful use of linguistic craft innovative language or experimental structure; contrast with magical realism which integrates choice plot elements into a conventionally accepted reality.art and literature that evokes the space before clarity in which one must navigate the logic of intuition and instinct alongside the duplicity of fact.an approach illuminating a psychic space of process; a space of ambiguity silence and internal struggle.the pre-dawn.Word Origin2017; coined by Lazuli Literary Group; first appearing in AZURE: A Journal of Literary Thought Volume One.