Month: January 2026

The Other Face of Goddess

On By Sunra RainzIn Art, music, Poetry, publication, Writing31 Comments
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We Are All Eve, © Monica Marks, 2023

She spreads
her navel-gazing self
across sky and plane. Airborne
 
she is elixir
gestating, carnival 
of magenta, seascape
 
and uproarious
femmescape. Come,
she says, Suckle
 
and be nourished
with my goddess milk.
I am the starry lunatic
 
of your yearning
forbidden and correct.
Prowl and lose yourself
 
this uncoiled night
as I enfold you
with all you hold dear,
 
know fear, become 
supernature. Focus –
you cannot cling to air.
 
Sharpen your sights.
Transpose desire –> elevate.
My turbulence 
 
unfetters you,
hurries you on
to a Fool’s discovery.

© N Nazir 2026

*My warmest thanks, always, to The Ekphrastic Review for publishing my poem (no congrats needed, thank you). You can read the rest here. If you’d like to take part in the next Ekphrastic Review Challenge, the deadline is 30th Jan.

*Shared for dVerse Open Link Night.

Under the Radar

On By Sunra RainzIn book recommendations, flash fiction, Poetry, publication, Writing21 Comments
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I’m over the moon to have my work published in Under the Radar magazine! They’re the flagship magazine for Nine Arches Press who I have long admired. It’s a piece of prose written as fiction (even though it’s actually non-fiction but I declined to mention that in case they changed their mind!) called In New York. You can see my little old name at the end there. I must say, I’m really stoked because they get hundreds of submissions and mine was one of three selected so they must have rated it. And the news came on a day when I’d had a few rejections so it was a beam of light in the gloom for me.

Of course, I must plug it. If you’re able to purchase a copy, please do, you will not be disappointed. You will also be supporting a brilliant indie press. If you’re not able to get one and you reside in the UK, then your local library may have a copy, so I’d encourage you to read it. The issue is full of wonderful work, curated under the theme of Flight, with each piece expressing multiple compelling facets of this idea. I’m glad my write happened to complement the collection. Under the Radar is, quite simply, a top quality publication. Did I mention how delighted I am? ☺️

Unfortunately, I can’t share my piece here but in short, it’s about a trip to New York I took back in 2013, which was also the last time I was there (I’ve been a few times). If you do manage to read it, I’d love to know your thoughts. 

Oh, go on then, here’s a cheeky snippet👇🏽

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