Kolawole Samuel Adebayo in the Spotlight
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo (he/him), whose piece ‘The Poem in Which I Open Myself Like a Door’ is published in issue 7 of Lucent Dreaming, is
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A body
belly-up
floats –
pale yellow slick
gilt edged against
black waters
limbs bob
fan out unfold
a birthday suit
stretched naked
somewhere
between
sadness
and disgust
unsprung
it tickles
edges of
before
and after
a wave
of wind
curls
dreaming
ignores it
ruffles
past
an infinity
of hedges
the slimy thing
too silly
to bother
with its
lack of elegance
an ironic prince
to your pirouettes
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo (he/him), whose piece ‘The Poem in Which I Open Myself Like a Door’ is published in issue 7 of Lucent Dreaming, is
We’re so excited to introduce Kandance Siobhan Walker and Matt Kendrick, our respective poetry and flash fiction judges for the new Lucent Dreaming Prize, with
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We are delighted to announce the winners of Lucent Dreaming’s 2021 Flash Fiction contest. The winning stories appear below, and will be published in our
We are delighted to announce the winners of Lucent Dreaming’s 2021 Poetry and Short Story contests. The winning poems and short stories will appear below,
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After one of the toughest judging periods in our 3+ year history, we are proud to announce the winners of Lucent Dreaming’s 2020 Poetry and
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We are excited to share this year’s Lucent Dreaming Prize Flash Fiction longlist, as selected by judge Matt Kendrick. (In alphabetical order) Longlisted titles: 74
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