Visual Poetry by Melissa Nunez

August 17, 2023

and what of wings
if this being
is linked to longing — What of Wings

Wild Olive Blossoms:
satellite-white faces
yearning for spaces
beyond the burdens of gravity. — Satellite

Flickers of false frost
Feverdance of light--myths
Melt upon furled wings — False Frost

Melissa Nunez lives and creates in the caffeinated spaces between awake and dreaming. She makes her home in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas, where she enjoys observing, exploring, and photographing the local wild with her homeschooling family. She writes an anime column at The Daily Drunk Mag and is a prose reader for Moss Puppy Mag. She is also a staff writer for Alebrijes Review and Yellow Arrow Publishing. You can follow her on Twitter: @MelissaKNunez.

Last updated on August 13, 2023

Sadee Bee

Sadee Bee (she/they) is a queer artist and writer inspired by magic, strange dreams, and creepy vibes. She has an associate’s degree in liberal arts with a focus in psychology and sociology. Bee’s work draws heavily from her experiences with mental illness and trauma, and she is also inspired by music and the divine feminine expression. Bee is the Visual Arts Editor for Sage Cigarettes Magazine and the author of Pupa: Growth & Metamorphosis (Alien Buddha Press) and Magic Lives In Girls (kith books). Past publishers of her work include Moss Puppy Magazine, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, and Corporeal Lit. Her visual artwork will also be exhibited by Influx Gallery. Bee can be found on Twitter @SadeeBee, on Instagram @sadee__bee, and on the web at linktr.ee/SadeeBee.

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