"Almost May" by Orlando Caraballo
Orlando Caraballo is an inter-disciplinary artist based in Cleveland, OH. Trained in both Drawing & Printmaking and deeply informed by his love for music and poetry, his artwork is rooted in imaginative world-building that investigates the relationship between personal and cultural identity as a Puerto Rican growing up in the Midwest and the (re)claiming of his agency through love, grief as its byproduct, and the understanding of history’s complex impact on the world we live in. His portfolio ranges from works on paper to scalable installations and performance art, following the ancestral tradition of storytelling to preserve and pass forward consejos, or wisdoms.
Also an arts administrator, Orlando serves as the Director of Artist Experiences at the Cleveland Print Room, co-creating invitational opportunities and providing resources for artists to cultivate community and holistic creative practices through salons, residencies, fellowships, and focus groups. |
ISSUE 15POETRYGirl at a Sewing Machine | Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
Coma | James Ducat Held | Bethany Tap blood moon eclipse | Stephanie Sesic domestication | JeFF Stumpo FICTIONAncient Art of Usuzukuri | Kenton K. Yee
Internal Fixation | Gabriel Matthew Granillo Drought is an Old War | Subarna Mohanty MSA | Miranda Jensen Like Brothers | Tom Roth CREATIVE NON-FICTIONPerhaps | Shannise Jackson-Ndiaye
Brief Notes to My Brother's Other Sisters | Lisa K. Buchanan Neighborhood Conspiracies | Wendy BooydeGraaff Flea in a Cage | Lori Yeghiayan Friedman MENTORSHIPSChernushka | Maria Odessky Rosen (creative non-fiction)
The Battle of Milky Mart | Axel McAvinue (fiction) A Good Death | Dreama J. Mason (poetry) VOLUNTEER READERSPoetry | Bridget Kriner and Kelly Konya
Fiction | Maeve Greising and Genevieve Santos Creative Non-fiction | Ryan Lejarde and Emily Baber |
