Image by Michael Salu
Dear writers, readers and friends,
Two Sunday’s ago we ventured to Galander bar in Berlin’s Kreuzberg to join The Reader Berlin (https://www.facebook.com/The-Reader-Berlin-206584212747648/) for their monthly Sunday Salon. Hosted by our favourite Berlin literary goddess, Victoria Gosling, this salon featured a very special guest – particularly for those of us who indulge in the aesthetic of books. Former Creative Director at Granta, and now multi-disciplinary artist, Michael Salu (http://www.michaelsalu.com/) presented two original readings and this beautiful image that we feature for the April issue. Lost in the layers and torn from the inside, what will you make of it, dear writers?
In response to this image, we feature three winners of The Reader’s writing competition that took place that night. We lead with The Talk by Anna Geary-Meyer. Originally from Boston, Anna is an emerging writer of poetry and creative non-fiction who now lives in Berlin. She is interested in psychology, creativity, spirituality, and philosophy. Her impressive winning piece morphs the characteristics of poetry and prose so beautifully that we hardly notice we’re eavesdropping.
First runner-up Lucy Locket delivers a perfectly formed, rhythmic poem that, for us, feels like both an unveiling and a re-veiling. Lucy is a chef at Martha’s restaurant in Berlin and curates conceptual food events under the name MASTICATE, together with her partner, interior architect Jacinta Lawani.
And finally, it’s a numbers game for the mysterious Francesco Fano, who took us to 39 and then slipped back into the Berlin night.
These three pieces truly reflect the Visual Verse agenda: to encourage and celebrate writing from instinct. These were written in just 25 minutes, at 10pm at night, in a low-lit bar, probably under the influence of delicious cocktails and in response to a single, provocative image. Perhaps we should all put down our morning pages and go noctural. It’s getting late, what better time to start?
Awaiting your words: www.visualverse.org/submit
Preti and Kristen
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