PCRS: Part Two

This segment of the PCRS features wonderful readings from past contributors Victoria Mbabazi, Arina Kharlamova, Joyce Chong, Amanda Jess, Maryam Gowralli and Jade Wallace!

Victoria Mbabazi

reading “SHE DOESN’T COME BACK” (Vol. 5.1)

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Today in our PCRS, Victoria Mbabazi reading her poem "SHE DOESN'T COME BACK" from untethered Vol. 5.1. Victoria Mbabazi is a mental health major pursuing a double minor in creative writing and philosophy at University of Toronto. Her work can be found in The Puritan, CV2, Feels Zine, Bywords, untethered Magazine, and Release Any Words Stuck Inside You Volume 2. Her poetry placed second in The Hart House Review contest and her work has been shortlisted in Pentitiude's Flash Fiction Contest and long-listed in Room's Poetry Contest. She'll be doing an MFA with a concentration in poetry at NYU in the fall and is currently working on a poetry collection. @victoria_mbabazi You can read this amazing poem in the next post! If you missed this issue, you can still grab a copy on our site, link in bio.

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Arina Kharlamova

reading “for want of exhaustion” (Vol. 2.2)

Joyce Chong

reading “adrift” and “natural disaster” (Vol. 1.2)

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Today in our PCRS, Joyce Chong reading her poems "adrift" and "natural disaster" from untethered vol. 1.2 Joyce Chong lives in Mississauga, Ontario. She works with bacteria all day, and in her spare time enjoys picking up and putting down heavy objects and calling it excercise. You can find her work in a variety of literary magazine and anthologies, full list available at joycechong.weebly.com. She is also the author of two micro-chapbooks, "Inventory" and "Dream-Like Houses" from Ghost City Press. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @_joycechong After listening to this, you can read these wonderful poems for yourself in the next post! This issue is sold out, but you can find great excerpts from it on our website! Link in bio.

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Amanda Jess

reading “What am I complaining about?” (Vol. 5.1)

Maryam Gowralli

reading “Princess Caliban” (Vol. 4.2)

Jade Wallace

reading “Softcore” (Vol. 4.2)

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Today in the PCRS, our final reading for part two of the series, Jade Wallace reading “Softcore” from untethered vol. 4.2. Jade Wallace's poetry and fiction have been published or are forthcoming internationally, including in Canadian Literature, PRISM International, Vallum Magazine, and The South Carolina Review. Their collaborative chapbook, ZZOO, under the moniker MA|DE, is forthcoming from Collusion Books in fall 2020. <jadewallace.ca> <ma-de.ca> @nycterosea Read Jade's amazing piece for yourself in the next post! If you missed this issue, you can still grab a copy on our site. Link in bio. This may be our last reading for part two of the reading series but don't worry! We have six more amazing past contributor readings lined up for you for the next installment! Part Three begins Monday, July 27th! So we'll see you soon! Enjoy your week+weekend!

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