Seize the Youth
A habit is a routine of behaviour or process that you practise regularly – it is intrinsic to your day, unconsciously performed, and may be a good or bad habit. For issue 6 of Carpe Bloom – the issue to close off 2018 – we don’t want to hear about why you think your habit should be … Continue reading OPEN CALL: ISSUE 6 – HABITS
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Heart to Say Column 2018 is now LIVE:
H2S #1 with @meetferry, a multi-disciplinary performing and recording artist.
We reached out to Asia Samson of THE ASIA PROJECT – but it was he who definitely spoke to us first. His interactions with vast audiences over a number of places in the world are fiery, relatable, raw, sometimes jarring – mostly beautiful. Watch him in action – HERE, + a favourite of mine: here. We thank ASIA a … Continue reading HEART TO SAY WITH ASIA SAMSON
{ten things they don’t teach you at thirteen} i. You are a matryoshka doll; a girl full of girls, all of which are you. You do not have to pick and choose one, and the others don’t get to do so either. You are not a walking buffet. You are allowed to contain multitudes – … Continue reading APHRODITE HAD LOVE HANDLES by NINA ESTLIN
A poem that was born in the midst of contemplation, as lights went out in a room. What if someone, Switched off all the lights, And plunged us, Into the dark, Dancing, In shadows no longer existent, A dozen pirouettes, The waltz behind a hymn, Worries that plagued us, Now light as a feather. … Continue reading MUMBLED WORDS ON A PAGE by MARK OOI
In a society where use of technology will always be necessary and part of essential processes of our daily lives—commuting, eating, submitting work, completing work, sending greetings or condolences—it is also as easy for us to share our work and receive feedback on it. Because we can connect with family, we can also connect with … Continue reading 3.5: The Contemporary Conversation
In a contemporary world, how do we find means of connection?
In issue 3.5, we deliberate on the methods in which communication and connections can be forged and formed through a multitude of devices and avenues – not just through text messaging but through the very same way in which we allow ourselves creative escapes…
We corresponded with Racy Lim, the extremely cool person behind SAND magazine – and we did not regret asking her one more core question than usual. #LearntALot. Racy Lim’s words spoke to us in the way the conversations in page-turner novels are read – they echoed over and over again. Her thoughtfulness in curation – of SAND … Continue reading HEART TO SAY SPECIAL WITH RACY LIM
ST. HUMAIN, the man who is the man, aka amazing vocalist, producer and song-writer – he did not grill me for the pun I made when we had our first email exchange. It was word-play on the title of his song, that’s really amazing — please go listen to it. I’ll make it easier for you; the … Continue reading HEART TO SAY with ST. HUMAIN
