"Portal II" by Eva Dominelli
In case you’ve never seen a sand dollar that’s still alive
by Clair Dunlap
the bruise of the whole matter less blue now
that i've got your attention.
my body less a coin
than it once was.
my story less his to talk over,
less yours to gawk at,
to touch the purple soft of
and drool.
the whole matter of me the tide pools turning
their bellies up to the sun,
jeweled and perfect
and vulnerable
winged by something so much bigger
than him.
that i've got your attention.
my body less a coin
than it once was.
my story less his to talk over,
less yours to gawk at,
to touch the purple soft of
and drool.
the whole matter of me the tide pools turning
their bellies up to the sun,
jeweled and perfect
and vulnerable
winged by something so much bigger
than him.
Clair Dunlap grew up just outside Seattle, Washington, and started writing at the age of six. She is the author of In the Plum Dark Belly (Beard Poetry 2016). She currently lives in the Midwest and reads a lot of children's books. Her work can be found in Noble/Gas Qtrly, Souvenir, The Fem, The Harpoon Review, and more.
Eva Dominelli is a Vancouver artist and freelance Illustrator with a BFA in Illustration from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Her mysterious gouache and ink illustrations playfully investigate the relationship between the private and the public experience of the everyday. She is currently working on her upcoming artist’s book Between Being & Nothingness.
You can view more of her work at evadominelli.com, on facebook @evadominelliillustration or on instagram @eva.avenue.
You can view more of her work at evadominelli.com, on facebook @evadominelliillustration or on instagram @eva.avenue.
