It’s the night of the Hunter’s Moon, October 28th, the perfect time to announce good news! Aji submissions will reopen in the spring of 2024. We are excited! The magazine may look a bit different, and our website may as well, but we are planning a fall 2024 issue on the theme of rebirth. Look for the call in April—also, look for our new poetry chapbook contest, which we hope to launch in 2024 as well.
We are honored to be able to continue publishing the creative work of so many talented writers and artists. Get ready to send us your work—we look forward to opening submissions once again in the spring!
We are honored to be able to continue publishing the creative work of so many talented writers and artists. Get ready to send us your work—we look forward to opening submissions once again in the spring!
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Issue 18 - The Moon"The tide goes in; the tide goes out. And the mysterious moon has her influence, only part of which we actually understand..." - Erin O'Neill Armendarez, Editor in Chief
Issue 18 has over 100 pages of content from over 40 contributors. Please note that the PDF is a rather large file and needs time to load. Please be patient. Aji is taking a pause and is not currently accepting submissions
"At this point, our small team needs a hiatus, a break, to listen to those deep, quiet spaces within again, those that lead us toward our best, most authentic purpose and work.
Things happen in cycles, light and darkness, high and low, desert and flood, and while it may seem foolish to take a break at what appears to be a high point for us (look at this amazing issue, packed with so much beauty, talent, and unique perspective), I know it is time. Our staff need time for their own creative work. We need time to reflect deeply upon how much at this point we should continue to devote to this endeavor. Ultimately, we envision a press, but in order for one to be established, we will need to initiate some new collaborations to determine whether or not our future goals will be possible." - Erin O'Neill Armendarez, Editor in Chief
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Heaven & the Muck: An Interview with Oisín Breen
Oisín Breen
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Our latest issue features an interview with Irish poet, jouralist, and phD candidate in narratology, Oisín Breen. When asked what inspires him?
"Myth, hope, people, being, soul, character, the movement of an insect’s wings, a moth collection, rabbits, birds, doves, space, science, chatter, arguments in bars, the songs we sing, improvisation, free association, music, jazz, classical, opera, folk, ballads, howling, tears, sadness, loss, love, family, friends, hunger, thirst, sexuality, horror, atrocity, barbarism, war, peace, the end of everything, beginnings, religion, desire, the absence of everything, apocalypses, post-apocalypses, revelation, truth, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, language, meaning, narrative, narratology, theory, thinking, history, dreams, the movement of hair in the wind, long distance travel, short travel, new cultures, architecture, paintings . . . It just goes on. I think I’m a little bit old fashioned in that I genuinely still believe in the transformative power of art, in beauty with a capital B, in wonder, awe, and all that jazz." - Oisín Breen To read the full response and the rest of the interview, check out Issue 18! |
Jamie Nakagawa Boley
"I believe in the platform of the arts. I believe that we, as a culture, are primed for the arts. That the arts are a perfect space. Why not utilize the arts in a way that can be inviting to these students, to the faculty, and to the community where I live?" - Jamie Nakagawa Boley
Read the full interview in Issue 18.
Read the full interview in Issue 18.
