Cover of issue 2, Mythos

Issue #2 · 2026 · 184 pages

Mythos

How myths shape what we call sacred and remember. Art, poetry and essays from forty contributors.

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EssayThe myth we are living insideOn stories too large to seep. 12
PoemSwallow, returnSix short poems for springp. 38
ArtOrpheusA portfolio of drawingsp. 54
ConversationGods, ghosts and grandmothersA dialogue on lineage and ritualp. 88

From “Swallow, return”, p. 38

Under the eaves the old nest waits,
mud and grass and a year of weather.
Nothing promised. Then one morning
the whole sky leans toward us, singing.

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From the art pages

Orpheus, a drawing from the portfolio — Pl. 1Orpheus, from the portfolio, p. 54.

Doré’s engraving of the celestial rose — Pl. 2Doré’s celestial rose, from the Paradiso, p. 61.