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Collections and portfolios bringing together poetry, prose, visual art and photography by Open Arts Forum contributors. Explore these longer bodies of work, discover their creators, and browse the OAF Library for books, chapbooks and collected editions.
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Art, ShowcaseBiohacker Series
Click an image for full-screen viewing Acrylic, pencil, chalk, ink on Kraft 280gm corrugated cardboard paper
Poetry, ShowcaseComing Out & Other Poems
The First Time I French Kissed You was the same as the first time I kissed a girl the same as the first time…
Art, Featured, Gallery, ShowcaseNothing Is Real—Series
I never know what to say about my work except I needed to make it. —Jenn Zed Click any image to view full-screen. …
Art, Featured, Photography, Poetry, ShowcaseCovid Times
Sarah Clancy May 2020 This crazy spring froze me right inside its own unnatural thaw. When I look to the generation behind myself I…
Poetry, ShowcaseIndian Summer
Medusa It’s late August in the city: sweet summer’s coming to a close. But where are you? The democratic debates have started, but I’m…
Photography, ShowcaseCommon Misconceptions
The Odd One In Emergency Landing On Taurus IX Whoddaboy Excavation Site The Passage Face Time Pointer Collateral Collage A Bright Future
Art, ShowcaseThree by Pat Perrin
Inception: Life Emerges Here on this fleck among the uncountable stars something takes form, eventually to wonder why we are and what to each…
Poetry, ShowcaseDelainie’s little something or others
Panasonic camcorder as a self portrait At most, it was a routine guess before I had industry down a tunnel. I caught the business…
Photography, ShowcaseRust Series: Photographs
Inisheer Rust 3Decomposition Series 1, Plassey InteriorEngine Room Descomposition Series II Plassey RustDecomposition Series Harbor Rust I Inisheer Rust IV