Book Club By Hana Zittel Published Issue 111, March 2023 Too Much of Life: The Complete CrĂ´nicas by Clarice Lispector Translated from Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa & Robin Patterson (2022) In a literary form unique to Latin America, the crĂ´nica, authors and poets are given weekly space in newspapers to fill with everything from short […]
Meow Wolf’s Family-Friendly Guide To Denver By Elise Trivers Art by Marcus Murray Published in Issue 111, March 2023 Picture this: the sun is shining in Denver and you let out the contented sigh of a parent who was just told that their kids had, “Literally, like, the best day ever!” As a family, your
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DEVO By Tyler Gross Published Issue 111, March 2023 Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 043, July 2017 Tyler Gross is an award-winning illustrator and graphic artist. He has worked for a growing list of national and international clients including The Boston Globe, WIRED UK, The Globe & Mail, Sierra Club, United Way 211,
Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 111, March 2023 August Kent – Jump Into the Speakers Former Kudzu Towers/Thank God For Astronauts frontman Kent Phillips eases us into this second album with the psychedelic jangle of “Daddy Mountain.” The short intro of a song is a portal into a record that seems to
Having Fun Under The Sun By Ray Young Chu Published Issue 111, March 2023 Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 030, June 2016 Ray Young Chu’s background starts with his grandfather being taken away by North Korean soldiers for being a preacher when his dad was six. They never saw him since. This back
The mirror By Zac Dunn Published Issue 111, March 2023 This perilous path Touching eager tender steps Downward to the unimaginable Place of bliss and oblivion How many pieces must we cast To build the mountain Tall enough to fill the expanse So hungry to feed its own purpose What flavor or fragrance What cuvée
Quit By Hayden August Published in Issue 111, March 2023 Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 068, August 2019 Hayden August is a Denver-based artist. You can peek more of his work on Instagram.
The Early Worm Gets the Robin By Djuna Martinez Published in Issue 111, March 2023 The Worm rushed through soft soil anxious to catch a glimpse of the earliest Robin viciously beautiful he peered at her through blades of grass imagining the caress of her beak arousing his heart He longed to surround her to
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Art by Uncanny Valley Published Issue 111, March 2023 The March issue features this abstract pink portrait of a modern fashion half human flamingo bird by Uncanny Valley.
Pale March Art by DS Thornburg Published Issue 111, March 2023 On that pale March day As you caused the fade Decreasingly lighting my way A waning of interest Kept all sorts in stitches As they looked down and away At night in my battle With life and death’s rattle For loved ones whose names