Chapter 1: Anjali Chandrashekar

Anjali Chandrashekar is a New York- based designer and artivist. As a graduate from the Pratt Institute…

Armour

Mattias Tolhurst, New Zealand

I shed my skin, callous as it is, hardened by time, and by solitude. I wore it like a badge for so long, thinking it was an exoskeleton that help my soupy insides — that without it, I would be no more than a puddle on the ground.

Successful Thinking

Natalee Erceg, Australia

I’m able to look at the world with clear hindsight, 20, 20 vision, able to dissect and understand. Yet whenever I tried to look within, it was almost through a rose-coloured glass, stained by my emotions. So I shut my eyes.

Julissa’s Collection, Part III

Julissa Guerrero, USA

Julissa is 15 and is a freshman at J. Frank Dobie high school in Houston, Texas. She hopes to one day become a fantastic artist, and is especially interested in becoming a comic book artist.

My Poetry Never Ends

Nessie Quiambao, Philippines

She’s just a girl who writes to figure out the role she must play in this world.

A poem is the solace you didn’t find in things that are tangible. It’s a chip on your shoulder that needs to…

Untitled

Jasmin Y, USA

It’s a layer of defense

Soft and Smooth

It crackles , it can breaks if you have a wound.

Hairs stand up when you have chills