Issue 23

SAND 23: “Coping”
The prose, poetry, and art of SAND 23 are all about coping – from escapism to rituals, dreams, obsessions and prayers. A poet pines for woolly mammoths, obsolete technology and profiteroles. A girl gang drink graveside Jell-o shots. For one grieving narrator, a pet cat proves more of a menace than a comfort. And on the cover, a brilliant bouquet sprouts from unlikely roots. You can preview selections from the issue here.

COVER ARTWORK
Larissa Fantini “Para não dizer que não esculpi as flores I,” 2021

DESIGN BY
Déborah-Loïs Séry

FEATURING
Chelsea Harlan • Miriam McEwen • Yu Müller • Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí • Ian Cappelli • Nikitta Adjirakor • E. Briskin • Gurmeet Singh • Adaeze Onwuelo • William Lessard • Yam Gong • James Shea • Dorothy Tse • Jade Riordan • Mehdi Navid • Zahra Rostamian • Katharina Bendixen • Rachel Farmer • Aoife Lynch • Chloé Savoie-Bernard • April Yee • Austin Miles • Shida Bazyar • Ruth Martin • Yvonne • Hon Lai-chu • Jacqueline Leung • Bryana Joy • Kelly Mullins • Maeve McKenna • Vivian I. Trutzl • Lauren Maltas • Taraka Hamada • William Fargason • Sihle Ntuli • Mackenzie Singh • JW Summerisle • Winifred Wong • Keegan Lawler • Panteha Abareshi • Larissa Fantini • Henry Hu • Bridget Moreen Leslie • Lee Miller • Letta Shtohryn • Tabitha Swanson • Awdhesh Tamrakar