Sunspot Literary Journal 2021

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Creativity is power</strong></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sunspot</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> seeks out diverse fiction poetry nonfiction photography and art from around the world.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This year discover Malick Ceesay's play a mascu-poem which rivals the opera </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Fire Shut Up in My Bones </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>by Charles M. Blow for emotional resonance. Peter Newall plays words like notes in Konrad's Bukovina </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Khosidl</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> while Jana Harris probes themes of gender class and art in and around 19</span><sup style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>th</sup><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Century Paris with three poems from </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Horse Fair</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The cover art is by Taylor Moon. The piece was runner-up in the inaugural Geminga contest and resonates with what the world has recently undergone as well as with hope for the future. </span></p>