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Hot People Have a Spring Awakening ๐ŸŒธ

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Hot People Have a Spring Awakening ๐ŸŒธ

itโ€™s always the unbalance that keeps me waiting

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Apr 29, 2023
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Hello, poetry saplings!! The sun is shining, the nonbiological wings are flapping and the birds are giving usโ€ฆ. side eye?? BUT WELCOME. To our first-ever Poetry Trapper Keeper issue: ๐ŸŒธ HOT PEOPLE HAVE A SPRING AWAKENING ๐ŸŒธ

This is the first in a series of four new monthly installments where Kelly & Larissa will feature a collection of pieces from our favorite artists, poets, and musicians that submitted to our open call. Weโ€™re frothing with newfound spring excitement to share their work with you!

Down below you will also find a downloadable & printable zine with all these blossoming springtime works!

๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ


๐Ÿž Letโ€™s start with The Bugs by Ilan Peimer; a lovely piece of music to get us in the spring awakening mood:

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About Ilan: Ilan is the lead singer/songwriter for indie/alt rock band Red Monkey Black King, performing loud introspective indie soundscapes, with meditative musings on interpersonal relationships and mental health in the 21st century. You can find them online @i_la_n and @redmonkeyblackking And on Spotify here โคต๏ธ

๐Ÿž๐Ÿ›๐Ÿชฑ๐Ÿ๐ŸฆŸ๐Ÿฆ—๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ


Untitled by Leo

Itโ€™s always the unbalance
That keeps me waiting.
For the old desire on the new pillow
To speak. Any words will do.
Words that are not in me.
Frogs that are not in the pond.
I donโ€™t want to pace myself;
It sounds like to install a pair of
Nonbiological wings
That I can buy at Albert Heijn.
It took a week for the storm to faint.
My back head received it
Like a clinic on a night shift.
No doctors. Just a vending machine.
Your vitals are normal. Now wait.
A nonbiological angel
That was not worth saving.
A nonbiological frog.
I poured the sugar into the pond
When the ambulance fell asleep.
Nonbiological ashes
The unbalanced desire had turned me.
Silenced sweet. The first ray
On the emergency driveway.

About Leo: Boy with hyperchondria. Just picked up the old habit of writing poems lately. Sharing them is burning them. Follow him on instagram @leo11boogie


Rites of Spring by Aletheia

About Aletheia: Aletheia is a Pittsburgh mixed media artist who focuses on anime and collage. She is inspired by Remedios Varo, nature, and Love Live School Idol Festival. Follow her on instagram @moondropflowerart


โ€œJust because I want toโ€ by Charley W

Gravity held me down again today.
Maybe tomorrow Iโ€™ll have better luck
but itโ€™s looking less likely that
Iโ€™ll be able to fly by the end of the week.

The garden wonโ€™t stop growing.
I havenโ€™t weeded in about eighteen months
and thereโ€™s an invasive species
with a knack for hitting the windows.

I got a cold from going out in the rain.
Technically thatโ€™s not possible but everyone
says it so it must be true; thatโ€™s how
I knew I had no more potential.

Day six: Iโ€™ve given up on the flying.
A bird gave me side-eye when I climbed
her tree and it made me feel
too insecure to carry on.

Next Christmas Iโ€™ll have wings.
Iโ€™m sure of it, although perhaps not as
sure as I would have been if that
bird was more supportive.

The road is slick with rain again.
So naturally I danced barefoot and
put a middle finger up at all the birds
who flew over my head.

Gravity wonโ€™t hold me back next year.
Iโ€™ll be up there with the rest of them,
pissing on everyone who looks just
a bit too much like Boris Johnson.

About Charley: Charley is a London-based writer who perpetually wishes she were anywhere else. She loves poetry almost as much as she loves her cat and hopes that, one day, people will stop misspelling her name. She can be found on Instagram @Writtenbyme_C where the link in her bio will take you to her website, other social media, and possibly an alternate dimension.


๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒธ

Instructions for zine:

  1. Download this PDF file front and back on a single sheet of A4 paper (we suggest a slightly thicker paper so the ink doesnโ€™t bleed through, or you can also print it on two separate pages and have a zine + poster of Aletheiaโ€™s beautiful work!)

Ptk Hotpeoplehaveaspringawakening Zine Frontandback
63.2MB โˆ™ PDF file
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  1. Fold along solid lines and cut along dotted line (follow this little diagram I found online to make it easier!)

    3. Enjoy our very first Hot People ____ Zine!!!!


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Donโ€™t forget to show these artists some love by sharing their work and stalking (oops, we mean following) their instagrams!! In the meantime, Kelly & Larissa will start working on our own spring awakening responses to these piecesโ€ฆ ๐ŸŒฑ ๐ŸŒป ๐Ÿ„

Also also, make sure youโ€™re subscribed to the newsletter so you receive next monthโ€™s issue: Hot People Host a Dinner Party ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ plus, the reveal of an exciting new guest!

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Poetry Trapper - I am starting a movement to ask Substack to put in a poetry section on the website - https://substack.com/profile/10309929-david/note/c-15537618

Feel free to support, and thank you as always :)

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